OPPO and Ericsson have signed a global cooperation agreement that includes global patent cross-licensing and other business collaborations.

The global cross-licensing deal between OPPO and Ericsson covers standard-essential patents (SEPs) that are technologies related to cellular technologies like 5G.

In a statement, OPPO’s Chief Intellectual Property Officer Feng Ying expressed how “This agreement reflects the mutual recognition and respect for each other’s intellectual property and lays a solid foundation for our collaboration. OPPO has always respected intellectual property, advocated for reasonable fees, and supported the establishment of a long-term healthy IP ecosystem. We aim to resolve IP disputes between licensors and licensees through friendly negotiation, with mutual respect for the value of patents.”

Since OPPO started 20 years ago, they have already filed over 103,000 patents around the world with 57,000 patents granted and 91% of all its patent applications are utility patents. In fact, OPPO ranked ninth globally in applications filed as per the World Intellectual PRoperty Organization (WIPO).

OPPO is also one of the major holders of 5G SEPs. As of June 30, 2024, the company has already filed over 6,200 families of global patent applications for 5G standards in more than 40 territories.

They have also declared over 3,700 5G families to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETS) and have more than 12,000 standard documents submitted to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

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