TapTechNews October 2nd news, the tech media AndroidHeadline released a blog post yesterday (October 1st), reporting that OnePlus's brand mobile phones have been suspended from sale in Germany again due to a 5G technology patent dispute with InterDigital.
TapTechNews reported in January this year that OPPO reached an agreement with Nokia and OnePlus mobile phones returned to the German market. And this product ban involves the 5G technology patent of InterDigital company.
In the official statement of OnePlus:
OnePlus attaches great importance to intellectual property rights and fair access to standard essential patents, which is crucial to promoting industry innovation.
We will continue to negotiate with InterDigital and hope to resolve this matter in a friendly way. At the same time, our commitment in Europe remains unchanged, and we will continue to provide users with high-quality products and services.
OnePlus and InterDigital are currently in negotiations to try to resolve the new dispute. Currently, the ban is limited to OnePlus mobile phones, and German consumers can purchase OnePlusPad2, BudsPro3 and Watch2 through the company's official website.
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