Royalty case: OPPO pays 23% of its India sales to Nokia

New Delhi: In accordance with Delhi High Court's order, Chinese smartphone company OPPO has deposited 23 percent of the revenue generated from its sale of around 77 million devices in India since 2019, for infringing upon Nokia's patent.

A division bench of the Delhi High Court passed the order in July, setting a deadline of August 25, after it found that the Chinese smartphone brand was using Nokia's technology without the requisite consent.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court dismissed OPPO’s plea against the Delhi HC order.

The HC had reached the 23 percent penalty figure after taking into account OPPO's sales in India which is around 23 percent of its global sales.

Welcoming the Supreme Court decision, a Nokia Technologies spokesperson said, "OPPO has been unwilling to renew its license on fair and reasonable terms or resolve the matter amicably and has used our technology without making any royalty payments for two years.”

Courts in India, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Brazil have all given their verdicts in Nokia’s favour.

“Once again, we encourage OPPO to play by the rules, and like its competitors, agree to a license on fair and reasonable terms, rather than continue to operate without one," said Nokia.

OPPO secured a licence from Nokia in 2018 for using some of its technology for three years. Nokia alleged that after the expiry of the pact, OPPO sold millions of devices in India without paying a single rupee in royalty, according to reports.

With inputs from IANS