What you need to know
- Vivo faces a patent dispute in Germany with Nokia.
- The company is prepared to suspend all sales and marketing of products “if necessary.”
- After talks to renew mutual licenses, Vivo believes Nokia has not “fulfilled its obligation to offer a license on ‘FRAND’ terms.”
Dismay has arrived for another Chinese OEM in Germany as a dispute a ruling has been brought down.
After a decision by the District Court of Mannheim, Vivo is willing to suspend all operations (sales and marketing) of products in Germany, “if necessary,” as stated in the company’s press release. Vivo and Nokia have been in talks to renew mutual licenses, but neither has come to a satisfying agreement.
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