Apple now pays hundreds of millions dollars for Chinese patents each year

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(CBN - Global) May 10 -- Huawei Technologies Co., the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, has licensed 769 patents to Apple Inc. [NASDAQ:AAPL] this year, making it eligible to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties each year from the US giant tech company.

For the first time, the number of patents licensed between the two companies has become public knowledge through open files available on China's State Intellectual Property Office website. Huawei has licensed 769 patents to Apple including wireless communication protocols such as GSM, UMTS and LTE, and Apple has granted 98 patents to Huawei.

Huawei has refused to disclose the exact amount of royalties paid by Apple, saying that it is covered by a confidentiality agreement and is not meant to be disclosed to third parties.

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/ap...ns-dollars-patent-royalties-huawei-every-year

 

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(CBN - Global) May 10 -- Huawei Technologies Co., the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, has licensed 769 patents to Apple Inc. [NASDAQ:AAPL] this year, making it eligible to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties each year from the US giant tech company.

For the first time, the number of patents licensed between the two companies has become public knowledge through open files available on China's State Intellectual Property Office website. Huawei has licensed 769 patents to Apple including wireless communication protocols such as GSM, UMTS and LTE, and Apple has granted 98 patents to Huawei.

Huawei has refused to disclose the exact amount of royalties paid by Apple, saying that it is covered by a confidentiality agreement and is not meant to be disclosed to third parties.

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/ap...ns-dollars-patent-royalties-huawei-every-year

That’s correct because the Chinese market gets a special version of the iPhone conforming to custom Chinese standards that are patented. That’s why you guys complain about paying a higher price than everybody else.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202909
iPhone models supported by China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom's LTE, 3G, and 2G networks

You can use these iPhone models with China Mobile’s LTE network:

• iPhone XS (Model A2100)
• iPhone XS Max (Model A2104)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS

Model XS:
A1920
A2097
A2098 (Sold in Japan)
A2100 (Sold in China)
XS Max:
A1921
A2101
A2102 (Sold in Japan)
A2104 (Sold in China)

 

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(CBN - Global) May 10 -- Huawei Technologies Co., the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, has licensed 769 patents to Apple Inc. [NASDAQ:AAPL] this year, making it eligible to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties each year from the US giant tech company.

For the first time, the number of patents licensed between the two companies has become public knowledge through open files available on China's State Intellectual Property Office website. Huawei has licensed 769 patents to Apple including wireless communication protocols such as GSM, UMTS and LTE, and Apple has granted 98 patents to Huawei.

Huawei has refused to disclose the exact amount of royalties paid by Apple, saying that it is covered by a confidentiality agreement and is not meant to be disclosed to third parties.

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/ap...ns-dollars-patent-royalties-huawei-every-year

APPLE Not so much an American product....