OPPO previously lost in the district court of Mannheim, Germany Infringement lawsuit over Nokia 5G patentsand was banned from sales. It seems that OPPO will not be able to break through the predicament in the follow-up, because the official website of OPPO Germany has recently withdrawn all product information, and other OPPO-related companies may also face the same fate.
In July, the District Court of Mannheim, Germany ruled that OPPO infringed Nokia’s Wi-Fi and 4G/5G patents and asked both parties to negotiate, otherwise the sale of OPPO products would be banned. There was no good result. According to German Business Weekly, the Munich District Court has officially issued an injunction against OPPO and its sub-brand OnePlus, but OPPO said it will continue to operate in Germany.
▲ The product information on OPPO Germany’s official website has been completely withdrawn, but it is stated that the product can still be used and will continue to provide customer service and software support.
OPPO Germany’s official website has recently removed all product information from the shelves, and its sub-brand OnePlus Germany online store has also been fully emptied. The combined market share of OPPO and OnePlus in Germany is nearly 10%, and the number of mobile phones sold to Germany has decreased in the past. If OPPO and OnePlus withdraw from the German market, there may be a shortage of German phones.
Foss Patents, a blog that discusses patent rights, believes that this judgment will have a symbolic role in Nokia’s infringement lawsuits against OPPO in France, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden. If other courts follow the MAN OPPO and OnePlus may completely disappear from the Western European market, according to the judgments of the Heim and Munich courts.
In addition to affecting OPPO, Nokia also filed an infringement lawsuit against OPPO’s subsidiary realme and related company vivo in Germany. These companies can sign patent licenses with Nokia, but according to German law, the signing must be a global license, and Nokia will be able to charge a license fee of 2.5 euros per mobile phone sold.
Citing source:German Business Weekly (in German)、WinFuture (German)