OnePlus is banned from selling smartphones in Germany yet again | Infinium-tech

OnePlus (and its parent Oppo) have been embroiled in a very lengthy patent dispute with Nokia in the past, which at one point led to OnePlus and Oppo devices being banned from sale in Germany (and that only ended a few months ago Was), and now unfortunately history repeats itself.

Although this time the problem is not with Nokia, it is also a patent dispute with InterDigital over key patents for 5G and other mobile technologies. And it sounds exactly like the Nokia kerfuffle was about.

OnePlus 12 is also among the victims

OnePlus’ online store in Germany once again has no smartphones for sale, although its other products look fine – so it’s clearly about 5G. It’s unclear when OnePlus will be able to sell its handsets again in Germany.

The company has issued the following official statement on the matter:

OnePlus attaches high importance to fair access to intellectual property rights and standard essential patents, which is essential to foster innovation in the industry. We will continue to negotiate with InterDigital and seek to resolve this matter amicably. In the meantime, our commitment in Europe remains unchanged and we will continue to provide excellent products and services to our users.

Source (in German)