Opposition has suffered a serious legal setback Germany, According to a report by Nokiamob.net, the Mannheim Regional Court has ruled in favor of Nokia Against its recent patent dispute with Oppo. The court ruled this by Nokia for Oppo and . given in two cases filed against oneplus, Finland-based Nokia sued Oppo in four different countries in 2021 after it failed to reach an agreement with the Chinese smartphone giant. This prevents both brands from selling their devices in Germany for now.
Are Oppo and OnePlus phones permanently banned in Germany
No, Nokia has secured its first victory in a patent dispute against Oppo. However, this is the first verdict in the fight. For now, Oppo and its partner brand OnePlus may no longer be able to sell mobile devices in Germany that infringe Nokia’s European patent EP 17 04 731.
what is the lawsuit about
The patent allegedly protects a technology for scanning WiFi connections. In July 2021, Nokia filed several patent infringement lawsuits against Oppo in several countries in Asia and Europe, including India, the UK, France and Germany. The lawsuit accuses Oppo of using patented Nokia technology in its devices without a valid license. According to a CNBC report, the lawsuit claims that Oppo is using non-SEP and unlicensed security features such as Nokia’s Standards-Required Patent (SEP) and UI/UX. The lawsuit was filed after a previous patent licensing deal between the two companies was not renewed. Oppo and Nokia entered into an agreement in November 2018 which expired in June 2021.
what nokia said
Nokia says Oppo rejected its “fair and fair” offer. “We are in talks with Oppo to renew our patent licensing agreement, but unfortunately, they have rejected our fair and reasonable offers. Litigation is always our last resort, and we have resolved the matter amicably. has offered to enter into free and neutral arbitration. We still believe this will be the most constructive way forward,” Nokia said in a statement, according to NokiaMob.
Oppo termed the lawsuit as “shocking” and filed counter suits against Nokia
Responding to the lawsuit, OPPO said, “OPPO respects and protects its and third parties’ intellectual property rights, and is committed to benign patent licensing cooperation in the industry. OPPO opposes unfair consultations such as litigation. to use as a tool.” Just a few months after Nokia’s lawsuit (in September 2021), Oppo filed several patent infringement lawsuits against the company in China and Europe. These patents include all 5G standard required patents.
Nokia has taken several companies to court including Apple and lenovo
Oppo is not the first company to be sued by Nokia. In May 2017, Apple paid Nokia $2 billion to settle a patent lawsuit. Nokia accused Apple of infringing on some of Nokia’s patents as well as patents from NSN and Alcatel-Lucent, companies owned by Nokia. However, the two companies quickly settled their dispute and now collaborate on several technologies. Nokia also filed patent infringement lawsuits against Lenovo in the US, Brazil, India and Germany. This went on for almost a year and finally the two companies settled it in April 2022.
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