• Huawei and vivo have signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement that includes 5G and other cellular communication standards, joining similar agreements Huawei has with Xiaomi and OPPO.
  • Huawei and Amazon resolved their litigation with a multi-year patent cross-licensing agreement, details of which were largely undisclosed, but it ended Huawei’s legal actions against Amazon in Germany regarding WiFi and video playback technologies.
  • These agreements reflect Huawei’s broader strategy to share its proprietary technology through licensing, fostering innovation and the development of new products and services across the tech industry.

On March 5th, Huawei and Vivo announced they have signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement, covering essential patents in cellular communication standards, including 5G.

Huawei has already reached similar global patent cross-licensing agreements with Xiaomi and OPPO.

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Huawei and Amazon signed a multi-year patent cross-licensing agreement

On the same day, Huawei and Amazon announced the signing of a multi-year patent cross-licensing agreement, resolving litigation between the two parties. Most terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Fan Zhiyong, head of Huawei’s Intellectual Property Department, stated that Huawei had ended its litigation against Amazon in Germany over WiFi and video playback-related patent technologies.

Fan Zhiyong, director of Huawei’s Intellectual Property Department, said: “Huawei is pleased to reach a patent cross-licensing with Amazon. Through patent licensing, more companies can use proprietary technology, which will help provide more innovative products and services to consumers.”

Amazon respects Huawei’s global patent portfolio

Scott Hayden, Vice President of Intellectual Property at Amazon, stated: “Amazon respects Huawei’s global patent portfolio, its achievements in innovation, and its contributions to the standardisation process. We also respect the efforts Huawei has made to license patents to companies like Amazon. Thanks to these industry technology standards, we are able to invent new products and services for our customers.