Today, Sharp and Huawei announced the signing of a long-term global patent cross-licensing agreement, which covers Cellular Standard Essential Patents, including 4G and 5G.

“We are pleased to have reached this global patent cross-licensing agreement with Huawei under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions. This agreement reflects that both parties respect the high values of each intellectual property.” stated by Mototaka Taneya, Executive Managing Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Head of R&D at Sharp.

"We are delighted to reach a new agreement with Sharp through amicable discussions," said Alan Fan, Head of Huawei's Intellectual Property Department.

“This license represents mutual recognition of intellectual property of two standard contributors, which promotes standardization collaboration. We’ve enjoyed working together with Japanese and global peers in developing standards, and will continue to do so. Advanced technical standards enhance user experience, promotes competition and reduce device and service cost.” added Mr. Fan.

■ About Sharp

Sharp, as a Japan’s leading cell phone vendor, has been providing new-to-the-world mobile handsets that create people’s new life styles. In addition, Sharp has been contributing for over 20 years to development of core technologies on mobile communication systems including 3G, 4G and 5G. Sharp’s 3G/4G/5G SEP portfolios now include more than 6,000 patents which provide value to 3G/4G/5G products. Along with continuously innovating future wireless communication technologies, Sharp will pursue its vision – “Changing The World with 8K+5G and AIoT.” Sharp is listed on Tokyo stock exchanges (TYO 6753).