Nokia and Qualcomm today announced that they’ve reached an agreement to settle all litigation between the companies. The new agreement covers various standards including GSM, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMax, LTE and other technologies, and will also see Nokia withdrawing its complaint to the European Commission.
Under the terms of the new 15 year agreement, Nokia has been granted a license under all Qualcomm’s patents for use in Nokia’s mobile devices and Nokia Siemens Networks infrastructure equipment. Further, Nokia has agreed not to use any of its patents directly against Qualcomm, enabling Qualcomm to integrate Nokia’s technology into Qualcomm’s chipsets. The financial structure of the settlement includes an up-front payment and on-going royalties payable to Qualcomm. Nokia has agreed to assign ownership of a number of patents to Qualcomm, including patents declared as essential to WCDMA, GSM and OFDMA. The specific terms are confidential.
Both parties seem satisfed. Nokia’s Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo sees the agreement positive for the industry, “enabling the market to benefit from innovation and new technologies.” Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs is also pleased with the deal, adding that it “paves the way for enhanced opportunities between the companies in a number of areas.”
Full release is available from here.