What are Huawei's own mobile phone innovation patents?

Once the patent friction between technology giants starts, it will collide into a protracted tug-of-war Nevertheless, compared with the huge return after the successful patent litigation, the contribution in the process can be ignored. This is also the fundamental reason why technology giants frequently set off patent wars in the international market. Apple's two patent wars with Samsung and HTC are the best examples. With the rapid development of China's economy and the increasing comprehensive strength of enterprises, in recent years, large domestic enterprises have also begun to lay out overseas markets. However, intellectual property, like the sword of Damocles, has become the biggest obstacle for many new Chinese-funded enterprises to go international. It seems that whenever China manufacturers go out to sea, they will be attacked by international giants. From state-owned enterprises to private giant Sany Heavy Industry, to Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and other major mobile phone manufacturers, they have all encountered patent lawsuits. How to effectively resist the risk of patent litigation and achieve a comprehensive breakthrough in their own hard power has become a problem that major Chinese-funded enterprises have to solve. On May 25th, Huawei filed a patent lawsuit against South Korean technology giant Samsung in the United States and China, demanding that Samsung compensate Huawei for its intellectual property infringement, including patents related to communication technology and software used by Samsung's mobile phone. This incident is like thunder, and public opinion at home and abroad is in an uproar. For a time, such as "China enterprises are no longer synonymous with cottage products?" "China's technology giants sue Samsung, and China's manufacturing rises" and "Why does Huawei dare to challenge the world's largest mobile phone shipper" are all the rage. Undoubtedly, Huawei initiated the patent war on its own initiative, giving other Chinese-funded enterprises a shot in the arm, which has an immeasurable positive effect on reversing the weak patent image of China enterprises and shaping their own brand value. While rejoicing in the rise of national enterprises, the author also reflects on why China enterprises are in the dilemma of "going out". Why did Huawei dare and be the first to stand up and challenge international giants? Why do some domestic giants usually have cross-agreements or patent purchases with Qualcomm and Microsoft, but they still encounter patent lawsuits in Southeast Asia, India, South America and Europe? Why does Huawei rarely encounter patent litigation overseas compared with other Chinese-funded enterprises? How does Huawei stand out from many enterprises and compete in overseas patent markets? "The soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass come first"-Huawei adopts the patent development strategy of pre-research, stability and progress. Huawei put forward the principle of "innovation on the shoulders of giants", that is, paying reasonable royalties for existing technology patents of other manufacturers, and at the same time researching and developing technologies that guarantee innovation space. Different from other manufacturers' crazy patent applications, Huawei pays more attention to efficiency and value in intellectual property rights, and pays more attention to practical use and future development potential when applying for patents. Therefore, Huawei has made a perfect layout in intellectual property, ensuring the agility of internal actions and the unity of strategies in the intellectual property department. Different countries have different intellectual property protection modes and judicial environments, so the established preparation and experience alone are not enough to support the prevention of potential risks. When Huawei entered Europe in 2005, it made a comprehensive survey of intellectual property rights in Europe 12 countries, including the local legal environment and possible patent risks. According to the needs of different regions, the staffing of the legal team and the intellectual property team has been improved to enhance the "combat effectiveness" when "fighting hard". At the same time, it also established and standardized the internal team process and cultivated its own expert resources. Even so, many companies, including Huawei, will encounter "malicious lawsuits." This kind of litigation often does not necessarily have the nature of infringement by one party. The fundamental appeal of patent litigation is profit, so it is necessary to have a sufficient understanding of the judicial and commercial environment in various places. Huawei has also encountered many patent hooliganism cases in Europe, America and other overseas regions. Huawei's intellectual property experts said that in 20 10, because there was no relevant provision in the United States requiring the losing party to bear the lawyer's fees of the winning party, Huawei encountered patent litigation almost every day in the United States, and the volume was very concentrated. The hidden purpose of the sponsors of these "rogue lawsuits" is very obvious-on average, Huawei needs to pay almost $200,000 for each case to withdraw the lawsuit, otherwise the lawsuit will go all the way to the trial, and the overall cost of Huawei may exceed/kloc-0.00 million dollars or even more, and it may not be able to win the lawsuit. In this regard, Huawei and the American industry as a whole have made a tough response. At present, American law has brought malicious patent litigation into the judicial management system, which can also be called the victory of Huawei and Qian Qian enterprises that attach great importance to and protect intellectual property rights. With the deepening of global understanding of intellectual property rights, Huawei has been able to identify the main causes of risks more and more, thus effectively resolving risks. "Never forget the past, learn from the future"-keep learning, be prepared, take into account the many risks existing in the intellectual property rights of enterprises, conduct pre-research and form an expert team. This is only Huawei's strategic behavior in the face of the future, and truly understand the judicial history and case history of various regions, so as to be prepared. Huawei has encountered patent infringement lawsuits from Cisco and Motorola in the United States, and has learned more and more about the intellectual property environment in the United States and Huawei's own way of survival. For developed countries like the United States, all enterprises doing business locally will face patent litigation sooner or later, and the operation in the field of intellectual property rights has become a hard cost. For example, for American companies, there are two types of litigation that must be considered, one is intellectual property litigation and the other is class action litigation. These two types of lawsuits are hard cost expenditures and should be considered in the company's operating costs. It can also be said that in the United States, enterprises need to be prepared for the risk of being sued at all times and prepare the cost of responding in advance. In the patent wars between Huawei and giant companies such as Cisco and Motorola, although they all ended in zero-cost settlement or victory, the human and material costs consumed in the litigation process also put Huawei under pressure. These events have enabled Huawei to better understand the overall situation of overseas enterprise operation and judicial system, and of course paved the way for Huawei's follow-up business, reducing many unnecessary patent disputes. There are many legal problems in developed countries, and the complexity of laws in developing countries is not less, and some are even more difficult. In the key areas that many smartphone manufacturers compete for, such as India and southern China, many American smartphone companies have also encountered patent disputes and even been temporarily banned from selling. These potential threats may come from large patent companies such as Ericsson, or from channels such as the government. In such a complex environment, enterprises in every country will encounter unexpected situations. Of course, when Huawei goes overseas, there is no way to effectively investigate every country in the world, but when a friend encounters a patent dispute, Huawei will take the initiative to conduct legal research to assess whether there are similar risks. Preventing problems before they happen is also one of the important reasons why Huawei has reduced patent cases in recent years. Through years of immersion in overseas markets, Huawei has achieved communication between more and more different countries and enterprises, and also reached many cross-agreements and cooperation agreements. While making Huawei's reputation and brand more respected, it has avoided disputes between giants. In addition, the understanding and accumulation of different regions of the world also enables Huawei to calmly deal with intellectual property litigation cases between different regions. Huawei has set up 15 overseas legal departments around the world, serving more than 100 branches around the world, with nearly 300 intellectual property employees and more than 200 legal employees. These layouts effectively escort the development of Huawei's main business, allowing Huawei to focus on the main channel of development and not be bothered by too many complicated patent troubles.