Delhi HC rules in favour of Nokia in patent infringement case against Oppo

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Nokia in a patent infringement suit against Oppo and ordered Oppo to furnish security payment of the India portion of the last-paid licence fee.

Though the amount is confidential, it will be 23% of the amount paid under the 2018 License Agreement. This is because Oppo’s India portion is 23% of its global sales

“Keeping in view the status of Oppo as an ex-licensee, its admission that its phones use Nokia‟s patents, its willingness to renew the 2018 Agreement and make interim payments as late as June 2021, the fact that it has approached a Court in China for determining a FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND)