What do Oppo, OnePlus, Vivo and Realme have in common? yes they are all Chinese smartphone manufacturer. What many people don’t know: they all belong to the Chinese group BBK Electronics, which has had one for almost a year Patent dispute with Nokia have.
This involves the use of unlicensed 5G technology patented by the Finnish company. Just a few weeks ago, rumors spread that Oppo and OnePlus wanted to withdraw from the European market, but these were quickly denied by the two companies. Oppo’s latest statement on Sales stop in Germany but gives little hope.
Sales of Oppo smartphones in Germany remain paused
Sales of Oppo smartphones in Germany have been paused since August 2022. The reason for this is the patent dispute with Nokia, which has still not been resolved. In August last year, the Munich 1 district court ruled that Oppo was infringing on Nokia’s patents and ordered a ban on sales of Chinese phones in Germany. In addition, they demand 2.50 euros from BBK Electronics for each Oppo smartphone sold – worldwide.
The Chinese company sells about 200 million units per year. So that corresponds 500 million euros and does not yet include smartphone sales from OnePlus, Vivo and Realme. Oppo wanted to reach an out-of-court settlement with Nokia, but the Finns turned down the offer.
In a statement to T3N’s Andreas Floemer, Oppo has now announced that business in Germany is still on hold until an agreement is reached with Nokia. You believe a solution finally found and then sales in Germany can be resumed.
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It is currently still unclear what will happen to the smartphones from OnePlus, Realme and Vivo. No smartphones can currently be bought on the German homepage of OnePlus, Realme no longer has a German website and nothing has been changed on Vivo’s website so far.
What would you think of it if four major Chinese smartphone manufacturers pulled out of the German market? Is the competition stimulating business or should we rather do without products from China more and more? Do you own a mobile phone from one of the manufacturers and how satisfied are you with it? Tell us what you think about it in the comments!
