Whether in all walks of life, the transfer and sale of patents is a very normal thing. Some time ago, it was reported that Apple and Qualcomm paid hundreds of millions of yuan in patent fees to Huawei. Many people broke the news. Everyone thinks that technology giants like Apple and Qualcomm will even buy patents from Huawei. This is really a strange thing. Today, in this article, we will talk about it.
It's strange that Apple and Qualcomm pay patent fees, mainly because many people think that most of the technology companies like Apple and Qualcomm should be in their hands, and only others pay them patent fees, which they have never heard of.
In fact, this view is only based on people's own understanding and has no theoretical basis. Apple and Qualcomm are indeed technology giants, but they can't master all the patents, not to mention the technical difficulty. The research and development expenses of these patents alone are too much.
Many patents need not only technology, but also huge funds, and such technology is not rare in the field of mobile phones and communications. However, if all these technologies are developed by one company, I believe that no company in the world has such strength. So instead of developing all of them, it is better to develop some and buy some later, which saves both material resources and manpower.
In addition to all the huge funds, which any company can't afford, it is also very important to specialize in the technical field. As the leader of the mobile phone industry, Apple has the most patents on mobile phone hardware. As the largest chip company in the world, Qualcomm has the most chip patents, while Huawei, which is good at communication technology, has more communication technology patents.
Therefore, it is normal for everyone to learn from each other's strengths and trade where the other side is weak and where there is a need. Unlike what people think, they should buy the patents of Apple and Qualcomm. In fact, there is a very important reason why many people are surprised by this, that is, everyone has grown stronger in the high-tech development of many technology companies in our country in recent years.
In the past few years, many domestic technology companies have developed very rapidly, and Huawei is one of them. In many ways, Huawei has changed from a few years of obscurity to an international giant, especially in the field of communications. In the coming 5G era, Huawei has mastered many technologies and patents.