European Patent Office (EPO) The appeals board has ruled against Nokia Oppo A verdict has been rendered in the ongoing struggle. After the two companies took turns winning in national courts, This time Oppo Succeeded in getting one of Nokia's core patents in EPO It becomes invalid. merely, Not so long ago, The Mannheim District Court also rejected the ruling Oppo The claim that Nokia constitutes patent infringement.

The cat-and-mouse game continues. This year 6 month, The Mannheim District Court ruled in favour of Nokia's claim, rejected Oppo Infringement suit against Nokia. And right now, After holding a gathering including Oppo, TomTom, Continental, Robert Bosch and Vivo After the objection hearing of the opposing party, EPO An appeals panel for Nokia has officially declared an important Nokia patent invalid.

With regard to 3G Standard

The case, filed before the Appeals Board, involves a Nokia case No EP2087626 Patent for, The patent relates to 3G Adaptive modulation in networks. Specifically speaking, It discloses additional modulation information that emits signaling for high-speed downlink packet access. however, The appeals board eventually declared the patent invalid on the grounds of lack of novelty, And found that the patent could not claim priority on the basis of the application on which it was based.

Up to now, Relate to EP2087626 The litigation has been settled in all jurisdictions where Nokia is required to enforce the patent rights, That includes Germany, Britain and the Netherlands.

before, Nokia, a Finnish company, is based in Germany 15 Patent direction Oppo Filed a lawsuit, In addition 3 A patent and Vivo A lawsuit was filed. Nokia had sued Daimler over the same patent, Therefore, the verdict has also aroused a number of car manufacturers keen interest. merely, Nokia and Daimler are here 2021 A licensing agreement has been negotiated since last year, Ending one of the most difficult battles involving Germany's patented connected car technology.

An important patent

EP2087626 The patent has also appeared in several previous lawsuits filed by Nokia against its competitors. For example, 2023 years 4 month, The Mannheim District Court ruled against the smartphone supplier Vivo Infringed upon include EP2087626 Patent No 3 Right to a standard essential patent. The above judgment results in Vivo Out of the German market. In addition, Nokia also launched this year 3 month 3 In a hearing at the Mannheim District Court on the same patent Oppo and OnePlus The company sued.

2022 years, The British Supreme Court Oppo The jurisdiction of the appeal case was decided, Refusal of approval Oppo Application for appeal, This lays out a clearer path for Nokia to pursue infringement and invalidity claims. EP2087626 Patent No. 1 is handled by the English courts 3 One of the patent cases, The rest 2 The patent numbers are EP2070217 and EP2981103. 2023 years 1 month, The High Court in London ruled Oppo violated EP2981103 Right to No. 1 patent, The patent is also part of a lawsuit filed in Germany.

Decision taken by the Mannheim District Court

On the other hand, Pending the Appeal Board's decision, The Mannheim District Court also handed down its verdict, Dismiss immediately Oppo About Nokia violating it EP3672346B1 The allegation of Patent No. The above patents relate 4G and 5G The standard of. This is Oppo Used in a defensive action against Nokia 8 One of the patents. merely, It is extremely rare in Germany for a judge to rule on the same day as the hearing.

In fact, As early as 2021 years, That's what happened between Nokia and OPPO Unable to complete the renewal of the terms of the license agreement, Nokia has launched a campaign against Oppo Litigation work. Since then, Both companies took offensive and defensive measures against each other in Germany and across Europe.

merely, At the same time, Nokia has also proved that it can strike deals with rivals. In the near future, Nokia and Apple have just signed a new licensing agreement. This will be in 2024 years 1 The new agreement, which came into effect in October, can be seen as an extension of an earlier agreement between the two sides, The old agreement is set to expire at the end of this year. Under covers Nokia 5G New protocols for inventions and other technologies, Apple will pay Nokia for the cost. merely, Neither company disclosed the terms of the deal. (Be compiled from www. juve-patent. com)

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