OPPO Guangdong Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "OPPO") and Huawei announced signing the global Patent Cross License Agreement, which includes basic patents for cellular communication standards including 5G standards.

Feng Ying, the Chief Intellectual Property Officer of OPPO, said: "We are very pleased to sign a package of Patent Cross License Agreement with Huawei, it fully reflects the recognition and respect of each other for the intellectual property power, this is a win-win. We will continue to advocate the establishment of a long-term healthy Intellectual property ecology, the settlement for intellectual property licensing through friendly consultations, and mutual respect for patent value.”

As of September 30, 2022, OPPO has deployed patents in more than 40 countries and regions around the world, with more than 83,000 global patent applications and over 42,000 patents authorized worldwide. Among of which, the number of invention patent applications exceeded 75,000, and invention patent applications accounted for 90% of all. In China, OPPO has ranked among the top 3 enterprises in terms of authorized patents for inventions for 4 consecutive years. Globally, OPPO has ranked among the top 10 PCT applications in the world for 3 consecutive years. In 2021, OPPO ranked 13th in the world for European patent applications, and also ranked among the top 50 US patent authorization lists.

Fan Zhiyong, the Director of Huawei's Intellectual Property Department, said: "After more than 20 years of continual innovation, Huawei has formed a couple of high-value patent packages around the world, including 5G, Wi-Fi, audio and video. Huawei is very happy to reach a Patent Cross License Agreement with OPPO. The mutual recognition of the value of intellectual property among enterprises could promote the innovation cycle of "investment-return-reinvestment" in high-value standard technology research, enhance the sustainable innovation capability of the industry, and provide consumers with more competitive products and service."

From People.cn

December 9th, 2022