Huawei has released a white paper on innovation and intellectual property (IP), and warned against the issue being politicised.
Song Liuping, Huawei’s Chief Legal Officer, said that IP is the cornerstone of innovation and politicising it threatens progress across the world.
“If politicians use IP as a political tool, they will destroy confidence in the patent protection system. If some governments selectively strip companies of their IP, it will break the foundation of global innovation,” said Song.
The paper, titled Respecting and Protecting Intellectual Property: The Foundation of Innovation, elaborates on Huawei's practices in as well as contributions to innovation and the protection of IP.
As of the end of 2018, Huawei had been granted 87,805 patents, of which 11,152 are US patents. Since 2015, Huawei has received over US$1.4 billion in licensing revenue.
Huawei has also paid more than US$6 billion in royalties to legally implement the IP of other companies, with nearly 80% of that paid to American companies, according to the document.
Intellectual property is private property, protected by the law, and disputes should be resolved through legal proceedings, said Song, adding that in the past 30 years, no court has ever concluded that Huawei engaged in malicious IP theft, and Huawei has never been required by courts to pay damages for this.
Huawei also points out that many of its technology breakthroughs are incorporated into the open standards that govern 3G, 4G and 5G. As a result, even though some countries do not buy products directly from Huawei, they still benefit from Huawei patents, said Song.
Song also addressed Huawei’s stance on its use of patents, saying the company will not weaponise its portfolio of patents. He said, Huawei will adopt an open and cooperative attitude and follow the FRAND principle, or 'fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory,' when engaging with relevant parties in the industry on patents licensing.
“As always, Huawei is ready and willing to share our technology with the world. That includes 5G. It includes US companies and US consumers. Together, we can drive our industry forward and advance technology for all mankind,” said Song.
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Song Liuping, Huawei’s Chief Legal Officer, said that IP is the cornerstone of innovation and politicising it threatens progress across the world.
“If politicians use IP as a political tool, they will destroy confidence in the patent protection system. If some governments selectively strip companies of their IP, it will break the foundation of global innovation,” said Song.
The paper, titled Respecting and Protecting Intellectual Property: The Foundation of Innovation, elaborates on Huawei's practices in as well as contributions to innovation and the protection of IP.
As of the end of 2018, Huawei had been granted 87,805 patents, of which 11,152 are US patents. Since 2015, Huawei has received over US$1.4 billion in licensing revenue.
Huawei has also paid more than US$6 billion in royalties to legally implement the IP of other companies, with nearly 80% of that paid to American companies, according to the document.
Intellectual property is private property, protected by the law, and disputes should be resolved through legal proceedings, said Song, adding that in the past 30 years, no court has ever concluded that Huawei engaged in malicious IP theft, and Huawei has never been required by courts to pay damages for this.
Huawei also points out that many of its technology breakthroughs are incorporated into the open standards that govern 3G, 4G and 5G. As a result, even though some countries do not buy products directly from Huawei, they still benefit from Huawei patents, said Song.
Song also addressed Huawei’s stance on its use of patents, saying the company will not weaponise its portfolio of patents. He said, Huawei will adopt an open and cooperative attitude and follow the FRAND principle, or 'fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory,' when engaging with relevant parties in the industry on patents licensing.
“As always, Huawei is ready and willing to share our technology with the world. That includes 5G. It includes US companies and US consumers. Together, we can drive our industry forward and advance technology for all mankind,” said Song.
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Download the white paper (PDF)
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