Chinese Smartphone Vendors Set to Receive Patent Violation Notices from Microsoft, Nokia and Others

Chinese Smartphone Vendors Set to Receive Patent Violation Notices from Microsoft, Nokia and Others

DigiTimes reports, that Xiaomi, Coolpad, Meizu, Oppo and Vivo are bracing themselves, for a possible patent violation notice.No specifications regarding which patents have been violated by the aforementioned Chinese brands have been reported, but it is confirmed that Nokia, Microsoft and Ericsson are preparing to launch a patent violation battle against brands like Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, who have just emerged as formidable forces in the smartphone market.Though other Chinese brands like Lenovo, Huawei and ZTE may also receive such notices, but they are much more capable to defend themselves due to a strong patent portfolio. While Huawei and ZTE hold a good number of patents related to 3G and 4G technologies, Lenovo at the same time got a strong patent portfolio along with the Motorola Mobility deal.