Written by Nick Wood
Germany's regional court in Munich recently ruled in favour of InterDigital in its ongoing patent spat with the Chinese device makers, issuing injunctions against Oppo, OnePlus and Realme.
The court declared that they have infringed InterDigital's patents and – unlike InterDigital – have acted as unwilling patent licensees that have not abided by FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) principles.
In a statement, InterDigital's chief legal officer Josh Schmidt unsurprisingly welcomed the decision, and urged Oppo to "meaningfully engage" in negotiating a new patent-licensing agreement.
InterDigital sued Oppo, OnePlus and Realme in Germany, the UK and India in late 2021. It wants damages and injunctive relief on grounds that the three have for years been infringing its standards-essential patents (SEPs) relating to 3G, 4G, and 5G tech, and the HEVC video codec.
