Chinese smartphone makers Oppo and sub-brands OnePlus has stopped selling smartphones in Germany after losing a patent suit with Nokia.
Nokia accused the company of using patented technology for processing 4G and 5G signals without paying licenses, reporting European Patent News Site Juve Patent, and won orders to stop sales last Friday at the German court. (For clarification: This is a Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications giant, a big player in European telecommunications equipment. Nokia cellular brands are owned by separate companies, as well as Finland, named HMD Global.)
Oppo and OnePlus have fulfilled this order, as evidenced by changes in their German web store.
The Oppo site now does not mention hardware at all, including mobile phones and smart watches. Compare this with the British company site, which features a link to the Oppo store and various product information on the veranda. OnePlus has also disarmed its German site (again: compare with the British site), which does not show results for cellphones or watches in his shop. You can find a way to the product description with small navigation, but click the “Buy Now” button send you directly to the 404 error page.
In the press statement given to The Verge, OnePlus Communication Director, Spenser Blank confirmed that the company had stopped sales in Germany and blamed “Nokia’s request for unreasonable costs” for patents as the reason for the lawsuit.
“We are actively working with related parties to solve the ongoing legal issues,” said Blank. “While the sales and marketing of relevant products detained, OnePlus remains committed to the German market and will continue our operations. Meanwhile, OnePlus users in Germany can continue to enjoy our products and related services such as regular software updates and our after -sales service as before. “
In a statement given to Juve Patent, the OPPO spokesman also confirmed that the company “suspended sales and marketing of certain products through the official channel of the German OPPO,” and blamed “Unreasonable High Contract Renewal Costs” because of its patent as a case as a case as a case as a case as a case as a case as a case as a case as a case The case is Belli.
As implied by these two statements: Oppo and OnePlus handset will continue to work well in Germany, and sales may still be available through third -party retailers.
Although Oppo and OnePlus are names that can be recognized for technology followers, companies are small players in the European smartphone market. According to data from counterpoint research, Oppo contributed only five percent of the total European markets in Q2 2022 (behind Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi) and OnePlus even less than this.
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