According to a new source, Nokia has filed a lawsuit against the infringing company OPPO in Australia and other regions. It also cites the possibility that this will result in OPPO smartphones being banne from sale in other markets.
OPPO was found guilty of infringing Nokia’s SEPs, which cover both 4G and 5G technologies. By the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany. This victory found OPPO guilty of infringing Nokia’s SEP patents and made it illegal for the company to sell smartphones in Germany.
Complaints of patent infringement were lodge by Nokia against OPPO in numerous jurisdictions in Europe and Asia in the year 2021. In 2018, Nokia and OPPO reached a multi-year patent licensing agreement, which was set to end in 2021.
In recent years, Nokia has inked license deals that carry royalties with companies like Lenovo, Samsung, Xiaomi, Apple, LG, and Blackberry, among others.
Nokia is again doing the same to OPPO and OnePlus in Australia and other European and Asian markets.
But these lawsuits are getting expensive for Nokia, which has to go up against a big company like OPPO, which could hurt them in the long run. Here you can find the detailed financial report that explains the problems with Nokia’s internal entities and how they all work together.
Another question is whether or not the results will be the same. After all, Nokia’s financial standing would change if it could stop OPPO sales in other countries.
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