Nokia has just signed its fourth major agreement with a smartphone brand in the past 12 months. For this instance, it’s a 5G patent license agreement with HONOR.
Nokia and HONOR: A Path to Promote and Boost Innovation
While details remain confidential between the two brands, what is known is that the signed agreement will cover both parties’ “fundamental inventions in 5G and other cellular technologies.”
“We are delighted to have concluded an amicable patent cross-license agreement with Honor, one of the leading players in the Chinese smartphone market. It is the fourth major litigation-free smartphone agreement that Nokia has concluded over the past twelve months and highlights once again the strength of Nokia’s patent portfolio and decades-long contributions to cellular standards and other technologies.”
– Susanna Martikainen, Chief Licensing Officer Mobile Devices at Nokia
As both 5G SEP holder and implementor, Honor highly respects IP rights and strongly believes that reasonable value of IP is important to the development of mobile industry. The conclusion of the patent cross-license agreement shows Honor’s commitment on innovation to enabling a smart life across all scenarios and all channels, for all people.”
– Wenyu Zhou, Head of Global Intellectual Property at HONOR
The press release further stated that Nokia’s portfolio consists of over 20,000 patent families, over 6,000 of which are deemed essential for 5G. Companies that are able to secure a license can use these technologies for developing new products and services for their respective markets.
While the specifics aren’t known, this move is necessary to prevent any patent-related issues in the future. It also means that consumers are sure to benefit from these technologies to the fullest.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
