Litigation between China-based Hisense and Nokia ended recently as the pair agreed to a licensing deal. Prior to this the device maker was engaged in legal disputes across multiple markets.
Nokia stated the agreement is its first with Hisense and would involve the device maker paying royalties. It kept other details under wraps.
The arrangement covering video codecs for Hisense TVs highlights the breadth of Nokia’s patent portfolio: it asserts a leading position in compression, content delivery and recommendation, and hardware-related aspects.
Specialist publication Juve Patent noted video codecs are now as important as broader mobile communications technologies, evidenced by a rash of court battles involving big names including Broadcom, Netflix and Amazon.
Nokia VP and head of its patent portfolio Sami Saru previously told Mobile World Live video codecs have been an important part of its line-up for some time.
The company stated it created more than 5,000 relevant inventions over the past 25 years.
Nokia chief licensing officer for wireless technology Susanna Martikainen said the agreement with Hisense is recognition of the vendor’s “leadership in video and multimedia research and standardisation”.
Source: Mobile World Live
Image Credit: Hisense
