Nokia has filed
complaints regarding the Oppo smartphone brand in the European and Asian
markets and these patents are related to connectivity, interface and security
features.
Finnish
telecommunications company Nokia has filed several patent infringement complaints
against smartphone brand Oppo over standard-essential patents (SEP) and non-SEP
patents. According to the report of GSMArena, these patents are related to
connectivity, interface and security features. A complaint has been lodged in
the European and Asian markets regarding this matter.
The report said that
smartphone brands Oppo and Nokia had signed a multi-year licensing agreement in
2018 and it seems that this contract has now expired. Nokia is issuing an
official statement that Oppo has rejected its offer to renew its contract.
Therefore the company has to take legal action because Oppo is still using
these patents.
Oppo
also reacted to Nokia’s action
Media reports said that
Oppo found Nokia's action "shocking" and accused it of disregarding
the patent license under fair and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Regarding
this, the company said that OPPO respects and protects its and third parties'
intellectual property rights, and is committed to patent licensing cooperation
in the industry. Oppo opposes the unfair practice of using litigation as a
tool.
Nokia
has many patents
Along with this, a Nokia
spokesperson also agreed that there are other ways in which this situation can
be resolved. Let us tell you that Nokia has many patents and has signed royalty
bearing agreements with companies like Samsung, Apple, LG, Lenovo and
Blackberry. However, both the companies have not disclosed how they will deal
with this matter. Apart from this, it was also revealed in a new memo that the
sub-brand of OnePlus Oppo will be discontinued.
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Dr. Deepak Miglani, Email id.:- legalbuddy@gmail.com
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