Region: Finland

Nokia wins German injunction against Vivo, mirroring Oppo dispute

The Finnish company enjoys more success in Europe, but Asia will play a major role in determining the outcomes of its two ongoing spats

12 April 2023

Oppo rejects Nokia’s arbitration proposal

The Chinese handset maker has opted to fight on for now, but alludes to "counter-offer" in the pipeline.

27 February 2023

Nokia strikes blow to Oppo with Brazilian injunction

Latin America’s largest country is playing an increasingly prominent role in SEP/FRAND disputes

17 February 2023

Nokia’s Q4 IP revenues boosted by early Microsoft licence payments

Samsung 5G royalties had not yet come into play, but the Finnish company recorded higher patent income in the final months of 2022

27 January 2023

$166.3 million infringement verdict hits AT&T over Nokia base stations

Texas-based litigation boutique Susman Godfrey represented the inventor in this suit after backing another patentee to score a multi-million-dollar verdict against Ericsson base stations

25 January 2023

Nokia targeting broad range of new sectors for licensing deals, says Arvin Patel

Having been quick out of the blocks, the company’s New Segments team is targeting a slew of major patent opportunities

14 October 2022

Why joining NATO could boost intellectual property in the Swedish and Finnish defence industries

Neither Sweden nor Finland are currently members of NATO, but joining and subsequently entering the agreement to safeguard the secrecy of inventions related to defence would give domestic defence companies access to new markets.

01 June 2022

We never start a fight but are never afraid of one either, says Oppo’s CIPO

IP head Adler Feng says a difference in views over the value 5G brings each sides’ products sits at the centre of its patent dispute with Nokia

21 April 2022

Vivo sues Nokia in China over FRAND rates

Reports suggest the companies are engaged in a patent licensing dispute as they re-negotiate a previous deal to include 5G coverage

16 March 2022

Qualcomm, Nokia, Ericsson and other Western SEP superpowers are key geopolitical assets

The failure of policy makers in Washington DC, Brussels and elsewhere to view connectivity in the round could prove very costly further down the line

09 February 2022

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