Oppo Will License Patents To IoT Industry Through Avanci

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  • Avanci is a patent licensing platform that provides a license to 3G and 4G cellular standard-essential patents for IoT products and connected vehicles.
  • Soon Oppo will be launching a variety of new IoT products including wireless headphones

Oppo has announced that it will license its worldwide 3G and 4G standard-essential patents to the IoT and automotive markets through patent licensing platform Avanci. As of February, Oppo has obtained more than 43,000 worldwide patents with over 16,000 patents granted globally. Soon Oppo will be launching a variety of new IoT products including wireless headphones.

Adler Feng, senior director of intellectual property at Oppo, said that the company is committed to the development of industry-leading technology innovations. It is licensing its essential patent portfolio to the industry based on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.

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He added that the company is pleased to offer its 3G and 4G communications standard-essential patents for licensing through Avanci to IoT and automotive manufacturers. Avanci is a patent licensing platform that provides a license to a large majority of 3G and 4G cellular standard-essential patents for the Internet of Things products and connected vehicles.

Kasim Alfalahi, founder and chief executive officer of Avanci, said that Avanci enables companies like Oppo to earn a reasonable return on their R&D investments. It does this through an efficient marketplace that balances the interests of patent owners and licensees around the world and enables continued innovation.