Nokia has fully ended the lawsuit, and the Chinese judgment has contributed to it, announcing the flameout!
Among the companies that make money from patent fees, Qualcomm used to do well. But in the 5G era, Qualcomm's leading position is not very large, so most companies will adopt cross-brand technology. Just when he thought that his patent fees were a "cancer", he didn't expect another Nokia to pop up.
For the past two years, Nokia has been competing with Huaguo** for royalties. Oppo is the best example of this, because they did not continue to fulfill the contract, but on the day the contract expired, Nokia sued Oppo for infringement of their patent rights and ordered them to remove the OPPO product from the shelves. Nokia didn't even have room to negotiate, so Oppo took Nokia directly to court.
The two remained at a stalemate until Nokia decided to settle it privately.
Interestingly, in addition to OPPO, Nokia has also signed an international patent licensing contract with vivo for 5G and other mobile communication technologies. During this time, Nokia has completed all legal disputes and finally achieved a complete resolution.
From this point, it can be seen that Nokia is obsessed with patent fees and has decided to "turn off the fire".
In that case, why did Nokia struggle to get to where it is today?
To the best of the author's knowledge, in the original anti-OPPO lawsuit, China made a significant ruling on this side. The incident occurred in December last year, when the Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ruled on a dispute between OPPO and Nokia over the royalty of standard parts. This ruling fundamentally solves the problem of the accumulated cost of the 5G standard and provides a valuable reference for Chinese enterprises.
This lawsuit has made Nokia no longer able to obtain high patent fees as before, and no longer as before. In addition, they have also set a good example for many Chinese manufacturers, and they can sue those who ask for sky-high prices. In this case, no matter how much Nokia insists, it doesn't make much sense.
You know, OPPO had a fight with Nokia, otherwise they wouldn't have been where they are today.
However, this is only one of them. There is also a possibility that Nokia's financial report can no longer support the issue of patent fees.
According to Nokia's financial report for the fiscal year 2023, three of Nokia's four major businesses have declined. In terms of patent licensing, the largest drop was 108.5 billion euros, down 32 percent compared to the same period last year.
This is due to the fact that the contracts between the major mobile phone manufacturers and Nokia have ended and no new patent applications have been filed. They don't want Nokia's high patent fees, and if Nokia insists on this, it will make them lose a lot of money in patent licensing. Nokia may be able to wait, but will their investors wait? Of course, they can't wait that long.
In fact, this lawsuit is also the main reason why Nokia reached an agreement with other companies. With Nokia's concessions, it is likely that other Chinese mobile phone manufacturers will get more authorization in this cooperation.
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