Engadget
The battle started suddenly at the beginning of last year. The litigation battle started by Sharp suing Oppo. After several rounds of Sharp suing Oppo for infringement of technology patents, Oppo and then countering the escalation of Sharp infringement of patents, the battlefield has also expanded from Japan to Europe, and even Taiwan. . Since the two parties seem to be evenly matched, it was previously speculated that the possibility of reconciliation and signing of a licensing agreement was more likely to end, and this is not surprisingly the result jointly announced by both parties today.
Sharp and Oppo announced a patent cross-licensing agreement and cooperation, which covers the global patent license required for the implementation of communication technology standards for the sales of their terminal products. At the same time, the two parties also agreed to withdraw litigation around the world and end patent litigation and disputes in multiple countries since 2020. However, since Sharp was the original initiator of the patent war, such a “tie” ended, in fact, it should be regarded as Sharp’s failure and failed to achieve the goal of initiating the patent war.