Technology
HP enters multi-year global patent agreement with Huawei for Wi-Fi technology
The cross-licensing deal resolves past patent disputes and grants HP access to Huawei's Wi-Fi technology despite U.S. restrictions.
The short version
- HP has signed a multi-year global patent licensing agreement with Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei.
- The agreement follows past patent disputes and grants HP reciprocal rights to Huawei's Wi-Fi technology.
- Huawei remains under U.S. blacklisting restrictions imposed in 2019 that limit its dealings with American suppliers.
Key facts
- HP signed a multi-year global agreement to license certain Wi-Fi patents from Huawei, which also provides reciprocal patent rights from HP.[CNBC]
- The agreement follows a patent dispute involving HP, Huawei, and other firms regarding the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 pool, which contains 2,000 wireless connectivity patents.[CNBC]
- Huawei was placed on a U.S. trade blacklist in 2019, restricting American suppliers from working with the company.[CNBC]