As of March 2021, OPPO has filed for 61,000-plus patents as and granted 26,000-plus licenses worldwide. Beyond its constant focus on video codec technologies, OPPO has been striving to build a strong pool of patents to 5G telecommunications standards.
LG InnoTek, a subsidiary of LG Corporation devoted to electronic components, will sell its patents and equipment related to its LED business to a Chinese LED company, according to The Elec, a local media outlet.
Huawei's patent royalty figures has reached $600 million in Q1.
In late April, the China National Intellectual Property Administration released a “6G Communications Technology Patent Development Report”, identifying more than 38,000 rights applications thought to be relevant to the next generation of wireless standards.
On April 28, 2021, CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) released "China Patent Survey Report 2020".
