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Licensing deal ends Philips-Vivo India patent war

By Freny Patel ( April 16, 2025, 06:49 GMT | Insight) -- Global electronics giant Philips and Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo have reached a settlement in their telecom standard-essential patent dispute in India, ending a five-year legal battle. The settlement, reached through a joint application to record its terms, is a significant win for Vivo, resolving the risks of ongoing patent litigation initiated by Philips in 2020 over the alleged unlicensed use of its 3G, HSPA, HSPA+, and 4G/LTE technologies in the Chinese mobile maker's devices. Global electronics giant Philips and Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo have reached a settlement in their telecom standard-essential patent, or SEP, dispute in India, ending a five-year legal battle....

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