Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of clues about the past. According to CTOnews.com news on July 13, Huawei today held the "across the Innovation Border-2023 Innovation and intellectual property Forum" in Shenzhen. Fan Zhiyong, Huawei's vice president and minister of intellectual property rights, said Huawei's patent licensing revenue was $560 million in 2022 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 4.015 billion yuan).

Fan Zhiyong also said that so far Huawei has signed nearly 200 bilateral licensing agreements. In addition, more than 350 companies have licensed Huawei patents through the patent pool. Huawei has historically paid about three times as much patent license fees as license revenue.

Huawei also announced patent license rates for its 4G and 5G phones, Wi-Fi 6 devices and Internet of things products at the forum. Huawei is one of the largest holders of standard necessary patents in these areas.

Huawei has capped license rates for 4G and 5G phones at $1.50 (currently about 11 yuan) and $2.50 (currently about 18 yuan), and for Wi-Fi 6 consumer devices at $0.50 (currently about 3.585 yuan). For devices with the Internet of things technology as the core, Huawei sets a license rate of 1% of the net selling price, up to a maximum of $0.75 per unit (currently about 5.378 yuan), while for devices connected through the Internet of things, the license rate is $0.30-$1 per unit (currently about 7.17 yuan).

Fan Zhiyong stressed at the forum that establishing a virtuous circle that protects innovators, allows innovators to get reasonable returns and encourages them to innovate continuously is the key to sustainable innovation. "Huawei takes a balanced approach to patent licensing," he said. we believe that charging reasonable patent license fees will encourage innovation and promote the application of innovative achievements. "

Huawei also launched its official licensed website at the event. The website provides details of Huawei's bilateral licensing program, covering mobile phones, Wi-Fi and cellular Internet of things.

According to officials, Huawei has invested 977.3 billion yuan in research and development over the past decade. Huawei spent 161.5 billion yuan on research and development in 2022, accounting for 25.1 per cent of its annual revenue. Huawei ranked fourth in the EU industrial R & D investment rankings in 2022.

At present, Huawei has reached patent licensing arrangements with leading technology companies such as Samsung and OPPO, as well as top automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Subaru, Renault, Lamborghini and Bentley.

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