Patent owners for 2g, 3g and 4g have been controlling how mobile technologies are. Jan, 2012 nokia has sold 450 wireless and video patents and patent applications to sisvel international, an italian patent licensing company. Contrary to nokias assertion, the patent is a far cry from being essential to the 4glte standard. Nokia has declared more than 2,000 5g patent families as essential for 5g. The 3gpp specifications that enumerate lte and umtsutran standards are and have been implemented in nokia s products like nokia s flexi line of products, alone or in combination with nokia software such as the nokia liquid radio software suite collectively, the infringing products. With the latest declarations, the portfolio of nokia cellular standard essential. Between 1984 and 2014, nokia said it invested more than 50 billion to create a portfolio of 30,000 patents and patent applications. Nokias patent portfolio is comprised of over 26,000 patent families, which originate from three distinct organizations namely nokia technologies, nokia solutions and networks and alcatel lucent. Sep 06, 2017 nokias licensing business has been in the news over the last few months after apple agreed to pay the company 1.
With the latest declarations, the portfolio of nokia cellular standard essential patents seps declared to one or more of the 2g, 3g, 4g and 5g standards spans more than 2,700 patent families. Software patents cover a wide range of topics and there is therefore important debate about whether such. The maker of lumia phones will license its patents to the software giant for a period of 10 years, which will. This resource includes the apis, tools, and documentation to develop and test lte broadcast applications for androidbased mobile devices with lte broadcast service capabilities. Nok patent portfolio leads the mobile technology industry in both quantity and quality of patents.
At nokia, employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. The 3gpp specifications that enumerate lte and umtsutran standards are and have been implemented in nokias products like nokias flexi line of products, alone or in combination with nokia software such as the nokia liquid radio software suite collectively, the infringing products. Nokia technologies continued to invest in the innovation and business infrastructure necessary to enable future growth and renewal of our strong patent portfolio, suri said. Nokia may no longer be a major player in the mobile phone industry but the hard work it put in over the years to build out its patent portfolio continues to pay dividends. Espoo, finland nokia and htc have settled all pending patent lawsuit together, and joined right into a patent and technology collaboration agreement. Aqua licensing is peddling nokia patents related to sdn, 5g.
Our ip networks portfolio lets you combine massive capacity with tremendous capability. May 19, 2010 qualcomm, nokia and ericsson dominate 3g technology, but the field is deeper in lte, informa said. Rim recognizes strength of nokia s patent portfolio and signs up for a new license blackberry maker research in motion rim has agreed to make a onetime payment as well as ongoing payments to nokia for a license to the latters patent portfolio. Nokia sued htc and other in 2012 for infringing upon 45 patents. Huawei agrees to pay nokia for patents in multiyear license. The pc maker has purchased thousands of patents surrounding mobile technology as the firm seeks to establish itself in the mobile realm. Nokia and htc sign patent agreement, end all litigation the. Apr 07, 2014 lenovo buys mobile, 3g, lte technology patent portfolio. Nokias mobile patents are its last line of defense.
Parallel north ip patent license renewal agreement of nokia for the iconic kodak patent portfolio. Powered by nokia bell labs, we offer the industrys most comprehensive portfolio of hardware and software portfolio solutions. Nokia hits huawei with suit in 4g tech patent row law360. One of the biggest patent holders in the mobile space is still nokia, and this was confirmed once more today. Nokias ace in the patent wars is the breadth of its portfolio.
Qualcomm and its huge patent portfolio you should know about. Nokia loses first german patent infringement case against daimler. The recent licensing agreement ordering apple nasdaq. The innovation achievements of nokia owned bell labs inventors include but not limited to 8 nobel prizes, queen elizabeth prize, u. Patent licensing firm aqua licensing is selling 6,069 patents and 734 patent applications that it purchased from nokia. Wcdma and lte, thus covering technologies used in a wide range of mobile. Nokia sues apple for infringing patents, industry back on war. Aqua licensing llc is selling a large telecommunications patent portfolio previously owned by nokia and developed by alcatellucent, the. The qualcomm lte broadcast sdk gives developers the power to bring lte broadcast connectivity and content to their apps. Powered by breakthrough silicon and software innovations, our. Nokia predicts earnings growth through 2020 more costcutting and the rollout of 5g technology will push the bottom line higher.
We estimate that nokia s handset royalty rate is less than 0. This sep portfolio has more than doubled in size over the past five years, with nokia having a leading market share. Nokias licensing business has been in the news over the last few months after apple agreed to pay the company 1. Sisvels lteltea patent pool offers manufacturers and users of 4g devices licenses.
This is a list of software patents, which contains notable patents and patent applications involving computer programs also known as a software patent. According to a recent study, nokia, samsung and qualcomm have been able to secure most number of patents rights related to long term evolution lte which is the fourth generation of. Nokia, lg agree to smartphone patent licensing deal. The company holds a significant share of essential patents relating to gsm, 3g radio and 4g lte technologies. Ge, nokia and qualcomm unveil first private ltebased trial. Nokia has sold 450 wireless and video patents and patent applications to sisvel international, an italian patent licensing company. Exploring techs together than fighting february 7, 2014 nokiaexpert leave a comment nokia and htc have inked a patent agreement which will see all ongoing lawsuit between your companies cease, discussing technology later on and reducing a potentially imminent sales prohibit on htc mobile phones. Feb 12, 2014 nokias licensing deal with htc confirms longterm patent potential. Nokia, samsung, qualcomm hold most lte patents claims study.
Espoo, finland nokia today announced that it has declared more than 3,000 patent families to the european telecommunications standards institute etsi as essential for the 5g standard, reflecting its. Creating the technology to connect the world nokia. Nok nokia corporation summary, stock quote and news. Lenovo buys mobile, 3g, lte technology patent portfolio zdnet.
Nokias patent portfolio is comprised of over 26,000 patent families. Nokia reports revenues from its patent licensing programmes along. The nokia technologies business manages and licenses the nokia patent portfolio, with more than 150 licensees including most major smartphone vendors. Nokia and htc settle litigation and sign technology agreement. Aapl to pay nokia a royalty fee for each iphone sold proves the profit potential of this patent portfolio. With the latest declarations, the portfolio of nokia cellular standard essential patents seps declared to one or more of the 2g, 3g, 4g and 5g standards spans more than 3,400 patent families, of which more than 3,000 are relevant to 5g standards. Blackberry hits nokia with lawsuit over wireless patents. Aug 29, 2017 patent licensing firm aqua licensing is selling 6,069 patents and 734 patent applications that it purchased from nokia.
Nokia corp said on wednesday it had filed a number of lawsuits against apple inc for violating 32 technology patents, striking back at the iphone makers legal action targeting the onetime. Rim recognizes strength of nokias patent portfolio and signs. This is quite far from nokias announced royalty rate for lte enduser. However, unless companies have substantial portfolios in all three areas e.
Nokia bell labs produces the majority of these seps, and nokia technologies business manages and licenses this patent portfolio, with more than 200 licensees, including most major smartphone vendors and many automotive brands. Lenovo buys mobile, 3g, lte technology patent portfolio. Feb 07, 2014 nokia is announcing today that it has signed a patent and technology collaboration agreement with htc. Software patents cover a wide range of topics and there is therefore important debate about whether such subjectmatter should be excluded from patent protection. Nokia announces over 3,000 5g patent declarations nokia. Both firms will work together on htcs lte patent portfolio, and future technology. The rest, which include implementation patents, havent been monetized well since nokia historically preferred to use them to defend its handset business instead.
Essential lte in focus as smartphone patent wars heat up. The sisvel wireless licensing program includes 33 patent families consisting of. These patents account for about 10% of nokia s ip portfolio. Nokia is announcing today that it has signed a patent and technology collaboration agreement with htc. Alcatellucent patents may bolster nokias patent portfolio. Nokia was central in developing gsm, gprs, edge, wcdma, hspa, lte and wifi technologies, which are now bundled into most 3g mobile. Nokia s ace in the patent wars is the breadth of its portfolio. Explore how to monetize your 5g investment and capture the opportunities of this new era. Huawei agrees to pay nokia for patents in multiyear license deal. Ipoptical networks, nokia software and nokia enterprise together the networks business. Both firms will work together on htcs lte patent portfolio. Nokia announces over 2,000 5g patent declarations nokia. Nokia alcatellucent deal would make a complementary patent.
Analysts are expecting an increase in nokias royalty rate. Jun 16, 2015 nokia, lg agree to smartphone patent licensing deal. Nokia sells 450 wireless and video patents to sisvel pcworld. Nokia and htc sign patent agreement, end all litigation. Qualcomm incorporated includes qualcomms licensing business, qtl, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Jul 12, 2017 patent portfolio valuations importance of ip and patents. Patent portfolio valuations importance of ip and patents. Nokia, lg agree to smartphone patent licensing deal cnet. The settlement ends months of pending patent litigation between the two firms, and means htc will make payments to nokia. The patents cover technologies used in gsm, 3g and lte mobile.
Rim recognizes strength of nokias patent portfolio and signs up for a new license blackberry maker research in motion rim has agreed to make a onetime payment as well as ongoing payments to nokia for a license to the latters patent portfolio. Nokia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Aop ceo and founder cheryl milone said this report indicates portfolio growth through patenting of key trend technologies e. At 9 am local time, the mannheim regional court announced its final judgment in the first of ten german nokia v. Parallel north ip patent license renewal agreement of nokia. Htc can make obligations to nokia and also the collaboration calls for htcs lte patent portfolio, further strengthening nokia s certification offering.
The full terms of the agreement will not be made public, but both companies will be working together on htcs lte patent portfolio and future technology collaboration opportunities. The power of nokias patent portfolio was demonstrated in. Nokia retains its patent portfolio in its deal with microsoft. Ip routing portfolio based on our fp4 chipset to grow in both edge. Htc can make obligations to nokia and also the collaboration calls for htcs lte patent portfolio, further strengthening nokias certification offering. More than 6,000 former nokia patents up for sale law360.
Nokia, qualcomm, samsung, ericsson own strongest lte patent. Nokias licensing deal with htc confirms longterm patent. Nokia alcatellucent deal would make a complementary patent portfolio fewer competitors could also usher in huawei products for u. The devaluation of a dying companys overrated patent portfolio has. Nok nokia corporation summary, stock quote and news benzinga. Nokia may not sell smartphones anymore, but the company has a solid patent portfolio that lg will now have access to. The pc maker has purchased thousands of patents surrounding mobile technology as the. The company has made key inventions over the years. Qualcomm, nokia and ericsson dominate 3g technology, but the field is deeper in lte, informa said. Nokias licensing deal with htc confirms longterm patent potential. We also announced numerous private lte deals during the year.
As part of the deal, htc will make payments to nokia and the two companies will collaborate in technology development. Nok stock research, profile, news, analyst ratings, key statistics, fundamentals, stock price, charts, earnings, guidance and peers on benzinga. In the latest sign that blackberry ltd will be aggressively monetizing its patent portfolio, the struggling canadian smartphone pioneer sued nokia on tuesday for infringing patents considered. The company estimated interdigital owns 21 percent of the global lte patent portfolio and. Nokia predicts earnings growth through 2020 the motley fool.
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