Jan, 2012 nokia has sold 450 wireless and video patents and patent applications to sisvel international, an italian patent licensing company. We estimate that nokia s handset royalty rate is less than 0. Nokia hits huawei with suit in 4g tech patent row law360. Nokia alcatellucent deal would make a complementary patent. Aqua licensing is peddling nokia patents related to sdn, 5g.
Software patents cover a wide range of topics and there is therefore important debate about whether such. Parallel north ip patent license renewal agreement of nokia for the iconic kodak patent portfolio. The maker of lumia phones will license its patents to the software giant for a period of 10 years, which will. Qualcomm incorporated includes qualcomms licensing business, qtl, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. The pc maker has purchased thousands of patents surrounding mobile technology as the firm seeks to establish itself in the mobile realm. We also announced numerous private lte deals during the year. Espoo, finland nokia and htc have settled all pending patent lawsuit together, and joined right into a patent and technology collaboration agreement. The nokia technologies business manages and licenses the nokia patent portfolio, with more than 150 licensees including most major smartphone vendors. Nokia predicts earnings growth through 2020 more costcutting and the rollout of 5g technology will push the bottom line higher. Nokias licensing deal with htc confirms longterm patent. 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.
May 19, 2010 qualcomm, nokia and ericsson dominate 3g technology, but the field is deeper in lte, informa said. 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. Contrary to nokias assertion, the patent is a far cry from being essential to the 4glte standard. Huawei agrees to pay nokia for patents in multiyear license deal. Wcdma and lte, thus covering technologies used in a wide range of mobile. The pc maker has purchased thousands of patents surrounding mobile technology as the. Patent licensing firm aqua licensing is selling 6,069 patents and 734 patent applications that it purchased from nokia. Ipoptical networks, nokia software and nokia enterprise together the networks business. This sep portfolio has more than doubled in size over the past five years, with nokia having a leading market share. The power of nokias patent portfolio was demonstrated in. Analysts are expecting an increase in nokias royalty rate. Nokia retains its patent portfolio in its deal with microsoft. Sisvels lteltea patent pool offers manufacturers and users of 4g devices licenses. Nok patent portfolio leads the mobile technology industry in both quantity and quality of patents.
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. Our ip networks portfolio lets you combine massive capacity with tremendous capability. 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 is announcing today that it has signed a patent and technology collaboration agreement with htc. With the latest declarations, the portfolio of nokia cellular standard essential. Nokia predicts earnings growth through 2020 the motley fool. Ge, nokia and qualcomm unveil first private ltebased trial. The patents cover technologies used in gsm, 3g and lte mobile. Powered by nokia bell labs, we offer the industrys most comprehensive portfolio of hardware and software portfolio solutions.
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. Patent owners for 2g, 3g and 4g have been controlling how mobile technologies are. The recent licensing agreement ordering apple nasdaq. Nokia announces over 3,000 5g patent declarations nokia. Nokias licensing deal with htc confirms longterm patent potential. Both firms will work together on htcs lte patent portfolio. Ip routing portfolio based on our fp4 chipset to grow in both edge. 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. Nokia reports revenues from its patent licensing programmes along. The sisvel wireless licensing program includes 33 patent families consisting of. The company estimated interdigital owns 21 percent of the global lte patent portfolio and. This is quite far from nokias announced royalty rate for lte enduser.
The devaluation of a dying companys overrated patent portfolio has. 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. 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. 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 2,000 5g patent declarations nokia. Nokia, qualcomm, samsung, ericsson own strongest lte patent. Aapl to pay nokia a royalty fee for each iphone sold proves the profit potential of this patent portfolio. Apr 07, 2014 lenovo buys mobile, 3g, lte technology patent portfolio. Nok nokia corporation summary, stock quote and news benzinga.
Htc can make obligations to nokia and also the collaboration calls for htcs lte patent portfolio, further strengthening nokias certification offering. Qualcomm and its huge patent portfolio you should know about. The company has made key inventions over the years. However, unless companies have substantial portfolios in all three areas e.
Creating the technology to connect the world nokia. This is a list of software patents, which contains notable patents and patent applications involving computer programs also known as a software patent. Aug 29, 2017 patent licensing firm aqua licensing is selling 6,069 patents and 734 patent applications that it purchased from nokia. Alcatellucent patents may bolster nokias patent portfolio. Nokia has sold 450 wireless and video patents and patent applications to sisvel international, an italian patent licensing company. Patent portfolio valuations importance of ip and patents. Parallel north ip patent license renewal agreement of nokia. Explore how to monetize your 5g investment and capture the opportunities of this new era. Essential lte in focus as smartphone patent wars heat up. Blackberry hits nokia with lawsuit over wireless patents. The innovation achievements of nokia owned bell labs inventors include but not limited to 8 nobel prizes, queen elizabeth prize, u. Nokia sells 450 wireless and video patents to sisvel pcworld. Nokia and htc settle litigation and sign technology agreement. Nokias ace in the patent wars is the breadth of its portfolio.
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. Nokia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Aqua licensing llc is selling a large telecommunications patent portfolio previously owned by nokia and developed by alcatellucent, the. Both firms will work together on htcs lte patent portfolio, and future technology. Nok nokia corporation summary, stock quote and news. Nokia s ace in the patent wars is the breadth of its portfolio. More than 6,000 former nokia patents up for sale law360. Nokia alcatellucent deal would make a complementary patent portfolio fewer competitors could also usher in huawei products for u. 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. 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. Nokia has declared more than 2,000 5g patent families as essential for 5g. Aop ceo and founder cheryl milone said this report indicates portfolio growth through patenting of key trend technologies e. The company holds a significant share of essential patents relating to gsm, 3g radio and 4g lte technologies. At 9 am local time, the mannheim regional court announced its final judgment in the first of ten german nokia v.
Huawei agrees to pay nokia for patents in multiyear license. Lenovo buys mobile, 3g, lte technology patent portfolio. Feb 12, 2014 nokias licensing deal with htc confirms longterm patent potential. Nokia was central in developing gsm, gprs, edge, wcdma, hspa, lte and wifi technologies, which are now bundled into most 3g mobile.
Nokia loses first german patent infringement case against daimler. 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. Nokias licensing business has been in the news over the last few months after apple agreed to pay the company 1. Jul 12, 2017 patent portfolio valuations importance of ip and patents. Sep 06, 2017 nokias licensing business has been in the news over the last few months after apple agreed to pay the company 1. The rest, which include implementation patents, havent been monetized well since nokia historically preferred to use them to defend its handset business instead. Nokia and htc sign patent agreement, end all litigation. Feb 07, 2014 nokia is announcing today that it has signed a patent and technology collaboration agreement with htc. 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. Between 1984 and 2014, nokia said it invested more than 50 billion to create a portfolio of 30,000 patents and patent applications.
Qualcomm, nokia and ericsson dominate 3g technology, but the field is deeper in lte, informa said. Rim recognizes strength of nokias patent portfolio and signs. Nokia, lg agree to smartphone patent licensing deal cnet. Nokia, samsung, qualcomm hold most lte patents claims study. Nokia may not sell smartphones anymore, but the company has a solid patent portfolio that lg will now have access to. As part of the deal, htc will make payments to nokia and the two companies will collaborate in technology development. The settlement ends months of pending patent litigation between the two firms, and means htc will make payments to nokia. Powered by breakthrough silicon and software innovations, our. This resource includes the apis, tools, and documentation to develop and test lte broadcast applications for androidbased mobile devices with lte broadcast service capabilities. Nokia and htc sign patent agreement, end all litigation the.
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. Nokias patent portfolio is comprised of over 26,000 patent families. Nokia, lg agree to smartphone patent licensing deal. The qualcomm lte broadcast sdk gives developers the power to bring lte broadcast connectivity and content to their apps. These patents account for about 10% of nokia s ip portfolio. Lenovo buys mobile, 3g, lte technology patent portfolio zdnet.
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. Nokia sues apple for infringing patents, industry back on war. 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. Htc can make obligations to nokia and also the collaboration calls for htcs lte patent portfolio, further strengthening nokia s certification offering.
Nokia sued htc and other in 2012 for infringing upon 45 patents. Jun 16, 2015 nokia, lg agree to smartphone patent licensing deal. 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. Nokias mobile patents are its last line of defense. Nok stock research, profile, news, analyst ratings, key statistics, fundamentals, stock price, charts, earnings, guidance and peers on benzinga.
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