In response, on August 10, Huawei responded that it did not plan to charge patents at 4% of the mobile phone price.
Huawei continues to reiterate that it will strictly abide by the FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) principle in patent licensing activities, not to blackmail industry and society, and advocate other rights holders who are committed to promoting the implementation of 5G technology, so that the cumulative patent rate is 4G. Lower, more transparent, 'We believe that any single right owner charged at 4% is too high and unreasonable.'
Huawei claims that the patentee's reasonable return is an industry practice and the power to be protected by law. It is also an important mechanism for continuous innovation and orderly competition in information and communication technology (ICT). 5G patentees should also invest in their own research and development and standards. The actual contribution in the formulation process sets the charging standard. 'Excessive patent fees will definitely damage the healthy development of the industry. The industry has a business model that uses other commercial transactions to bundle intellectual property licenses. Huawei opposes such practices.'
Qualcomm, Huawei, Ericsson are considered to be the main holders of 5G patents. Up to now, both Qualcomm and Ericsson have announced 5G patent licensing fees.
Qualcomm's previously announced 5G patent charging standard is: Using Qualcomm's standard essential patents, and only supporting 5G mobile phones, will charge 2.275% (according to the price of the whole machine) patent fees; use Qualcomm standard essential patents, and support 3G/ 4G/5G mobile phone will charge 3.25% of the patent fee; use Qualcomm standard essential patent plus non-standard essential patent, and only support 5G mobile phone, will charge 4% of the patent fee; use Qualcomm standard essential patent plus non-standard The necessary patents, and support for 3G/4G/5G mobile phones, will charge a 5% patent fee. In addition, Qualcomm also said that the smart phone 5G licensing fee is capped at $400.
Last year, Ericsson disclosed its 5G patent license fee. For high-end handheld devices, Ericsson's 5G patent license fee is set at $5 per unit, while for low-end handheld devices, license fees can be as low as $2.50 per unit.
In addition to Qualcomm, Ericsson and Huawei, there are also some companies that hold 5G patents. Therefore, in the 5G era, for those mobile phone companies that do not have 5G patents and cannot cross-license patents with giants, the patent fees will be heavy. .