OPPO/ One Plus was banned in Germany, and the official response, the relevant person in charge of OPPO responded that some products will be suspended in Germany. The relevant person in charge said that OPPO respects intellectual property rights and advocates reasonable charges. OPPO/ One Plus banned in Germany, official response.
OPPO/ One Plus was banned in Germany, and the official response was 1. Recently, the local court in Mannheim, Germany ruled that OPPO infringed Nokia's patent and granted Nokia a stop order against OPPO, which means that OPPO and One Plus equipment will be banned in Germany.
In this regard, the relevant person in charge of OPPO responded to the reporter and said that the sales of some products in Germany will be suspended.
According to the European patent media JUVE Patent, this stop order involves two standard essential patents (SEP), EP 29 8 1 103 and EP 32 20 562. OPPO products using these two technologies will no longer be sold in Germany. In this regard, OPPO raised an objection, but it was rejected by the Mannheim District Court in Germany.
A Nokia spokesperson responded to the media that OPPO used Nokia's patented technology in its smartphones and illegally sold it without permission. After extensive negotiations, OPPO still refuses to reach a license agreement with fair terms.
For this matter, I interviewed the relevant person in charge of OPPO, and the other party said: "The company resolutely opposes unreasonable high-priced patent fees and resolutely opposes the malicious behavior of coercing licensees to accept unreasonable high-priced license fees through litigation."
He also mentioned that OPPO respects intellectual property rights, advocates reasonable fees, and advocates solving intellectual property disputes between licensors and licensees through friendly consultations, and respects each other's patent value.
"Users can continue to use their OPPO products and get software updates and services." The relevant person in charge of OPPO said.
The patent dispute between Nokia and OPPO began with the renewal of the cross-licensing agreement that ended in 202 1. In Germany, since 20021,Nokia sued OPPO for 9 SEP and 5 patents, and OPPO sued Nokia for 8 5G patents.
Behind this is a global dispute about the patent licensing rates and conditions in the communications industry. In the Netherlands, the OPPO prosecution court ruled that Nokia's patent was invalid, and Nokia filed a number of infringement lawsuits.
Juventus patent reported that in mid-June, in the patent dispute about EP 17 04 73 1, the local court in Mannheim, Germany, ruled that Nokia won the case, and the patent protected a technology for scanning wifi connection. OPPO appealed, but the court did not reject it and did not make a new ruling.
OPPO is relatively strong in overseas smartphone markets such as Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and its market share ranks first in many countries. However, its influence in the smart phone market in Germany and even Europe is limited and it is working hard.
According to the data of research institute Konas, in the third quarter of 20021,the shipment of OPPO in German smartphone market increased by 237%. Although the growth rate is extremely fast, it is not large, ranking fourth among mobile phone brands, second only to Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi.
In the same period, in the German smartphone shipment market, Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi accounted for 32%, 29% and 23% respectively, and OPPO only accounted for 3%. In the first quarter of this year, in the whole European market, OPPO shipments accounted for 4%, ranking fifth, which was surpassed by realme.
OPPO entered the European market in 20 18, later than Xiaomi. In 2020, OPPO established its headquarters in Western Europe in Germany, and then took the lead in promoting the commercialization of 5G terminals in Europe with its partners. At present, its development in Europe will undoubtedly be overshadowed by Nokia's patent litigation.
China ICT Institute's Global Report on 5G Patent Activities (2022) shows that Nokia's patent family accounts for 7.6%, and the total cost of 5G patents for the whole device is 40 euros, equivalent to 27 1 yuan, that is, each 5G mobile phone has a built-in patent fee of 27 1 yuan.
Nokia's financial report shows that in 20021year, the patent licensing business brought Nokia150.2 billion euros in revenue, about RMB/kloc-0.02 billion yuan, and the company's net sales in the same period was about 22.2 billion euros.
OPPO/ One Plus banned in Germany, official response 2 According to foreign media reports, OPPO was recently ruled by the German Mannheim District Court to infringe Nokia's patents, and Nokia was sentenced to issue a stop order against OPPO. According to Time Finance, the relevant person in charge of OPPO responded that some products will be suspended from German sales.
The relevant person in charge of OPPO said that OPPO respects intellectual property rights, advocates reasonable fees, and advocates that licensor and licensee resolve intellectual property disputes through friendly consultations and respect each other's patent value.
The report shows that in response to a Nokia spokesperson, "OPPO used Nokia's patented technology in its smartphones and illegally sold it without permission. After extensive negotiations, OPPO still refused to reach a license agreement with fair terms. " The relevant person in charge of OPPO responded that "the company resolutely opposes unreasonable high-priced patent fees and resolutely opposes malicious acts that coerce licensees to negotiate and accept unreasonable high-priced license fees through litigation".
The financial report disclosed by Nokia shows that in 20021year, Nokia realized a revenue of15.02 million euros in patent licensing business. According to the data of Konas, in the third quarter of 20021,OPPO's shipments in the German smartphone market increased by 237% year-on-year, ranking fourth in the shipments of mobile phone brands, second only to Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi. However, this shipment of OPPO only accounts for 3% of the total shipments in the German smartphone market, which is still far from Xiaomi's 23%.
OPPO/ One Plus is banned in Germany, official response 3 Recently, a reporter from Nanduwan Finance and Economics Society was informed that a court in Mannheim, Germany, granted Nokia a stop order against OPPO in the standard essential patent litigation between Nokia and OPPO. It is reported that this lawsuit was caused by the breakdown of negotiations between Nokia and OPPO on 4G (LTE) and 5G patents.
On July 1 1, a reporter from Nanduwan Finance and Economics Society interviewed OPPO and Yijia and learned that due to this incident, OPPO and its sub-brands are now Yijia and will stop selling some products in Germany in the near future. However, OPPO also stressed that it has applied to the court to extend the lock-up period, "but it is still in the process of judgment. (Local) users can continue to use their OPPO products and get software updates and services. "
It is reported that Germany is the headquarters of OPPO in Western Europe. According to data from data organization Konas, in the first quarter of 2022, the sales volume of OPPO in Germany increased by 465,438+05% year-on-year, ranking fifth in the European smartphone market.
It is reported that as early as 20021,Nokia initiated a patent lawsuit against OPPO, a China communication company, in nine countries and regions including India, France, Germany and Britain, and applied for an injunction in each lawsuit. In Germany alone, Nokia sued OPPO for nine standard essential patents (SEP) and five implementation patents in three local courts in Germany.
Behind the frequent litigation, it mainly involves the issue of 5G patent fees. According to the ranking of 5G patents published by Intellectual Property Center of China ICT Institute in April 2022, Nokia's 5G patent family accounts for 7.6%. According to the data in the Global 5G Patent Activity Report (2022), Nokia ranks sixth in the number of effective global patent families, which also shows a proportion of 7.6%.
According to the previous report of Wang Jiwei, the portal of integrated circuit and mobile phone industry, the cost of 5G advocated by Nokia is 3 euros per device. According to Nokia's charging standard and patent share, the total 5G patent fee for a device is as high as 40 euros (about 283 yuan).
In this regard, some insiders said that the fees charged by Nokia are too high, which may be the main reason why OPPO refused to reach a settlement with Nokia.
On this matter, on July 1 1, OPPO told the reporter of nanduwan finance and economics society, "OPPO respects intellectual property rights, advocates reasonable fees, and advocates that licensor and licensee solve intellectual property disputes through friendly negotiation and respect each other's patent value. On the other hand, OPPO resolutely opposes unreasonable high-priced patent fees, resolutely opposes malicious acts that coerce licensees to negotiate and accept unreasonable high-priced license fees through litigation, and advocates the establishment of a long-term healthy intellectual property ecology. "
In fact, patent disputes have always been an unavoidable problem for major mobile phone manufacturers. At present, companies that have withdrawn from the mobile phone market, including Ericsson and Nokia, can get a lot of income from other companies every year because they hold a number of patents. The reporter of Nandu Wancai News Agency was informed that not only OPPO, but also Nokia launched a lawsuit against vivo in Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and other places based on the same logic in March this year, and also requested the court to decide that vivo should stop selling mobile phones locally.
Recently, the Colombian court also restricted the import and sale of iPhone and iPad equipped with 5G technology in the country due to the patent dispute between Ericsson and Apple. This patented technology belonging to Ericsson is valid until 65438+February 2037, that is to say, it includes iPhone 12, iPhone 13 series, 12.9 inch iPad Pro 5, 1 1 inch iPad Pro 3, iPad Air 5 and iPad mini 6.