OnePlus (and its mother or father Oppo) had been embroiled in a really protracted patent dispute with Nokia prior to now, which at one level noticed OnePlus and Oppo gadgets banned from sale in Germany (and this solely ended just a few months in the past), and now sadly historical past repeats itself.
Although this time the issue is not with Nokia, it is also a patent dispute, with InterDigital, over key patents for 5G and different cell applied sciences. And that sounds fairly just like what the Nokia kerfuffle was all about.
The OnePlus 12 is among the many victims
OnePlus’ on-line retailer in Germany as soon as once more has no smartphones on the market, although its different merchandise appear to be tremendous – so that is clearly about 5G. It is unclear when OnePlus will be capable to promote its handsets in Germany once more.
The corporate has issued the next official assertion on the matter:
OnePlus locations excessive worth on mental property rights and honest entry to plain important patents, which is crucial for driving innovation within the business. We are going to proceed to barter with InterDigital and want to clear up this matter in an amicable means. In the meantime, our dedication in Europe stays unchanged and we’ll proceed to offer glorious services to our customers.
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