【速報】Oppo v. Nokia 重慶中院判決全文公表 Oppo v. Nokia Chongqing Judgement (Deducted version)
- 二又 俊文
- 2023年12月15日
- 読了時間: 3分
更新日：2023年12月26日
中国初のFRANDレート決定判決のOppo v. Nokia 重慶市第一中級人民法院での判決(全143頁）が今朝の知産財経ブログに公開された。黒塗箇所は原文のまま。
「附判决┃0.707美元/台，重庆一中院就OPPO诉诺基亚全球费率案作出一审判决」
OppoがNokiaに支払うべき4G, 5GスマホのFRANDレートを地域別レートとして決定した。
5G multimode cellphones | 4G multimode cellphone |
1st. Zone $1.151 | 1st. Zone $0.777 |
2nd. 3rd.Zone $0.707 | 2nd. 3rd. Zone $0,477 |
この地域別レートの方式はHEVC Advanceパテントプールの例を採用し、第1区は先進国（一人当たりGDPが2万ドル以上）、第２区（中国本土）、第３区（それ以外）と分けている（判決原文P.48)。
中国本土向けの5Gレートをみると$0.707は、Nokiaが主張していた一台3ユーロと比べ大幅に低額となっている。Oppoは判決レートを受け入れることを発表しているが、Nokiaはこの判決はあくまで中国国内だけの効力しかないと主張し上訴する構え。
レートの算出方式について
2018年にNokiaとOppoが締結したライセンス契約の計算方式を踏襲する形のComparable License方式を採用したほか、Top down方式をベースにFRANDレートを算出している。ただし、前者ではノキアの主張したシャオミ（小米）との比較は採用されていない。また、Top downでは4Gで6-8％と想定し、5Gはそれを超えないベースとしている（判決原文P.11)
今回の判決発表の情報をいただいた立方律師事務所（北京）Jiao Shan弁護士（競争法）から今回の判決概要解説をいただいたので紹介する。下線は本ブログ筆者が追加。
Ruling
The Chongqing Court ruled a set of royalty terms of Nokia’s 2G-5G license to OPPO including: licensed entities, licensed patents, licensed brands/products, license term, royalty rate (both per unit and ad valorem rates). The ad valorem rates were redacted from the public judgement. The per unit rates as determined by Chongqing Court are as below:
Per Unit Rate for 5G Multimode Mobile Phones
No.1 District: 1.151 USD/unit
No.2 District (Mainland China) and No.3 District (countries and regions other than No.1 District and No.2 District): 0.707 USD/unit
Per Unit Rate for 4G Multimode Mobile Phones
No.1 District: 0.777 USD/unit; No.2 District: (Mainland China) and No.3 District: (countries and regions other than District One and District Two): 0.477 USD /unit
The Methodologies Proposed by OPPO and Nokia and Court’s Reasoning
OPPO’s methodologies
OPPO claimed that the case-related royalty should be calculated respectively based on the top-down method and the comparable license method. OPPO predominantly relied on the 2018 license between OPPO and Nokia as comparable license and top-down methodology. OPPO first unpacked the 4G rates from the 2018 license and calculated 5G rates based on relative patent strength between Nokia’s 4G and 5G portfolio. OPPO’s top-down methodology relied on a global 5G global ARB of 4.341% -5.273%. For each calculation, three different regions are adopted (the countries and regions with per capita GDP greater than or equal to USD20,000 are No.1 Districts, the China Mainland is No.2 District, and the other countries and regions are No.3 Districts), and a regional discount of 61.42% for No.2 and No.3 Districts shall be applied. The weight for different standards is: (1) 4G multimode: 4G-3G-2G=8:1:1; (2) 5G multimode: 5G-4G-3G-2G=50:40:5:5. In addition, OPPO used license between OPPO and Huawei as cross check.
Chongqing Court believed OPPO’s comparable method based on 2018 license and top-down calculation can cross check thus affirmed. Chongqing Court also affirmed OPPO's claims in its judgment and confirmed that the global ARB for 5G standards in the mobile phone industry is 4.341% -5.273%. But Chongqing Court denied OPPO’s comparable calculation based on Huawei license.
Nokia’s methodologies
Nokia claimed that the royalty involved should be determined by applying the comparable license method, and the top-down method is flawed. Nokia acknowledged that the license agreement entered into between Nokia and OPPO in 2018 is comparable. In addition, Nokia predominantly relied on license between Nokia and Xiaomi as comparable license. But Chongqing Court denied Nokia’s unpacking of Nokia-Xiaomi license because critical information which was formed in the negotiation between Nokia and Xiaomi is missing thus Nokia’s unpacking is arbitrary.
本判決について海外関連報道が相次いでいるがリンク記載する。
South China Morning Post (2023.12.14付）
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