Finnish telecoms firm Nokia announced on eroticism and intentionMonday that it has signed a multi-year patent license agreement with the Chinese phone brand Vivo. Nokia had previously accused Vivo of patent infringement and won a case against the Chinese firm in a German court last year. Under the new agreement, which resolves all pending patent litigation between the parties in all jurisdictions, Vivo will make royalty payments to Nokia, as well as back payments to cover the dispute period. Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies, stated that the Vivo deal means that Nokia has now concluded patent license agreements with six major smartphone brands in the last 13 months. [Nokia]
