An active exploration of global licensing rate adjudication methods for standard essential patents: the Chinese OPPO v Nokia case*

Zhang Guangliang & Geng Bang

Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property2025https://doi.org/10.4337/qmjip.2025.02.05article
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The decision rendered by the Chongqing First Intermediate People’s Court in OPPO v Nokia represents a landmark moment in the adjudication of global licensing rates for SEPs within the Chinese judicial system. This ruling not only expedited a resolution between the parties, who had been entangled in over 100 global SEP litigations for two and a half years, but also made significant advancements in the methodologies employed for determining global SEP licensing rates. The case achieved three pivotal breakthroughs in the context of 5G SEPs across global jurisdictions: it established the first ruling on the cumulative industry rate for 5G standards, determined the inaugural generational technical value ratio for multimode devices spanning 2G-5G and rendered the first adjudication of a global licensing rate for 5G multimode devices. This case has substantially enriched the frameworks for adjudicating global fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing rates and has further propelled the evolution of global adjudication rules governing FRAND licensing for SEPs.

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@article{zhang2025,
  title        = {{An active exploration of global licensing rate adjudication methods for standard essential patents: the Chinese OPPO v Nokia case*}},
  author       = {Zhang Guangliang & Geng Bang},
  journal      = {Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4337/qmjip.2025.02.05},
}

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