Huawei and Qualcomm reach multi-year cross-licensing patent agreement; Qualcomm denies rumors of being the net payer
智通财经2026/10/06 06:31On October 5th, Huawei officially announced that it had reached a multi-year, broad patent licensing agreement with Qualcomm. The deal includes cross-licensing of the two parties’ patent portfolios in various areas such as 5G, computing, artificial intelligence, and networking, as well as Qualcomm’s acquisition of several of Huawei’s US patents in computing, AI, and networking technologies. As neither party disclosed the agreement amount, the number of patents, nor the specific business arrangements, the market began to speculate after the news was released. Rumors included claims that “Qualcomm will make unilateral payments to Huawei” and that the transaction involved “logic folding chip technology.” Addressing these rumors, on October 6th, Qualcomm responded that it had reached a multi-year, extensive patent licensing agreement with Huawei covering cross-licensing in several technology areas. Qualcomm stated that the specific terms of the agreement are confidential, but reports labeling Qualcomm as the net payer under the agreement are inaccurate. The company also said that claims linking this deal to logic folding chip technology are untrue. Additionally, Qualcomm confirmed that it had agreed to purchase certain non-cellular communication US patents from Huawei in multiple technical fields. (Every Market Web)
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