tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5382069476018509039..comments2024-03-19T08:36:55.274+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Huawei makes a surprising announcement, or, the changing role of patents in the global economyVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-61100049176573146102019-09-20T14:42:41.251+01:002019-09-20T14:42:41.251+01:00Thanks Max, I'm glad you like the post! It'...Thanks Max, I'm glad you like the post! It's certainly true that Huawei is facing some difficulties in the West in general and the U.S. in particular, but one might think this makes their patents more, rather than less valuable. Huawei is banned from buying US components, but presumably not from enforcing its patents there as that would come down to a pretty far-reaching expropriation. In any event its patents are enforceable in Europe, and for companies with comparable portfolios in mobile infrastructure -- Qualcomm, Nokia, etc. -- such core patents are the company's crown jewels, and we see a lot of enforcement activity around them (I suppose it's telling that the CJEU's landmark FRAND case involved patent enforcement by... Huawei). I agree that monetizing on patents by selling rather than licensing them does not seem so different, but still think it's a pretty atypical move for these specific types of patents, especially if you add to that Huawei's express purpose of creating space for a competitor for its handheld business.Léon Dijkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922516584791627209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-37485390940100906322019-09-19T02:02:25.147+01:002019-09-19T02:02:25.147+01:00A truly interesting read, Léon. If my understandin...A truly interesting read, Léon. If my understanding is correct, one of your points is that patent law is departing from "traditional" patent exploitation, i.e. excluding others from using the patented invention I was wondering, however, whether a (potential) sale of 5G patents by Huawei can be seen as a manifestation of such a shift. As Huawei is facing substantial headwinds in western countries, selling off the 5G patents might just be the best or maybe only option to recoup investments and a move to regain lost trust in western countries as well as avoiding future bans. Max Schellhornnoreply@blogger.com