'The wolf is too much, the sheep is not enough to eat?
This is probably the most realistic portrayal of the current licensing of global communications.
Recently, the Patent Licensing Committee of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released the patent invalidation request reviewing decision on the invention of the 'System and Method for Transmission of Internet Packet Data via Packet Wireless Network' held by 3G Licensing SA ', Decided to' keep the patent valid '.
This means that only from Luxembourg, the "Western Wolf", ready to Huawei, China, including domestic mobile phone manufacturers, such as flashy 'teeth', prompting them to reach a patent licensing cooperation with 3G technology.
In fact, there are more than 10 smart phone manufacturers that sell more domestically. However, there are far more than 10 manufacturers that want to charge them a patent license fee at home and abroad.
'Wolf less sheep' background, the upcoming 2018, domestic smart phone manufacturers how to deal with? Fall down a few?
Light sales in 2017: a few more happy worry
The upcoming 2017, for smart phone manufacturers, it can be described as 'some people feel happy worry'.
Once proud of the music as the basic mobile phones out of the market, and millet, glory and other Internet phone brands have achieved substantial sales, of course, more smart phone manufacturers may have passed a 'lonely years', many sales may have Failed to meet the expectations of the beginning of the year.
IDC released a report shows that in the third quarter of 2017 global smartphone shipments reached 373.1 million units, representing a growth of 2.7% over the same period in 2016 to 363.4 million units.This is the second quarter of 2017, after shrinking shipments in the smart phone market A rebound, but the rebound is very limited.
For 2018, there will be a round of 'full screen' upsurge, but whether the demand for replacement will focus on the outbreak remains uncertain. On the one hand, the durability of the mobile phone or the battery life is getting better and better On the other hand, the new phones have similar appearances and limited functional or experience breakthroughs.
It can be said that in the official commercial period of 5G, domestic mobile phone manufacturers may need to go through a period of relative sales of 'tight Pakistan'.
In short, most domestic handset makers are likely to become more dangerous in the domestic market alone, and this is why more and more Chinese handset makers are constantly adding overseas markets.
Mobile phone market is not good, but the fangs show more wolves
Licensing of the communications market now seems to be falling into the embarrassing situation of 'less wolf, less sheep'.
Major handset manufacturers, including Huawei, ZTE, millet, vivo, Sony and others, are constantly involved in "patent licensing disputes."
In November 2016, Wireless Future Technologies Inc. sued Sony Mobile to Nanjing Intermediate People's Court for a court order that Sony move compensation of 8 million yuan and stop selling the two Xperia Z5 handsets that infringed.
On November 18, 2016, Hitachi Maxell sued ZTE to the Eastern District Court of Texas in the United States for alleged patent infringement, when a total of 8 U.S. patents sued by Maxell Corporation were summoned.
On June 7, 2017, UPI v. Huawei patent infringement case and the Patent Court of England and Wales High Court ruled 1) to issue a "lock-up order" on Huawei's infringement, 2 ) Huawei is required to pay a compensation of 2.9 million pounds, and 3) Huawei is allowed to appeal on global patent licensing, while UPI is allowed to appeal on a mixed global basis.
In April 2017, HTC filed a complaint against the court on alleged patent infringement, and in June 2017, DiarSem Technologies sued Samsung for the Nanjing Intermediate Court on suspicion of patent infringement.
It can be seen that these types of mobile phone manufacturers sued patent infringement to the court, both foreign companies and domestic companies, while in foreign companies, both from the United States, Canada, but also from Europe.
Domestic strengthening of intellectual property protection, foreign NPE agencies gearing up
Take 3G Licensing S.A. as an example. The foreign company from Luxembourg is a typical NPE agency specializing in patent licensing.
The official website public information shows that the company holds more than 400 patents and patent applications covering a wide range of mobile communications equipment and services technology, including UMTS, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, ARIB std-t63, FOMA, HSPA, HSPA + , HSUPA and HSDPA and other third-generation mobile communication technology standard technology.
It is worth mentioning that, 3G patent license by the Italian company Sisvel Group (Sisvel Group) holding, which is also a well-known NPE institutions.
On March 30, 2017, the Dusseldorf Regional Court ruled on a patent infringement case involving the Sisvel Group against Haier Deutschland GmbH and Haier Europe Trading SRL, and determined that Haier's composition was related to the Sisvel Group Patent infringement, followed by the Dusseldorf Appellate Court also ordered Haier to pay damages and submit specific sales information.
Wireless Future Technologies, which sues Sony for patent infringement, is a subsidiary of Wi-LAN Canada and Wi-LAN is also a well-known NPE organization. It has successively patented with well-known companies such as Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Sony litigation.
Whether it is Huawei, ZTE, or millet, OPPO, Jin and even 360, Meizu or hammer, these wolves from all over the world, is their common enemy, no matter who was sued first, these wolves' goal is all domestic Mobile phone manufacturers.
Therefore, in the face of these eyeing NPE institutions, domestic mobile phone manufacturers can also consider taking the initiative, the division of labor with their patents held to declare invalid to maximize the use of relief measures provided by law to remove hidden dangers or bombs.
Of course, in the face of more fierce competition in the handset market in 2018, manufacturers such as Hammers, Meizu, and 360, which have smaller shipments, will fall in love with mobile phones first and foremost.