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Huawei agrees to a multi
US chipmaker Qualcomm and China's Huawei Technologies have signed a multi-year, broad patent cross-licensing agreement covering 5G, computing, and artificial
Key takeaways
- Qualcomm agreed to pay to license and acquire patents from Huawei for the first time.
- The deal includes Qualcomm's purchase of specific Huawei US patents across compute, AI, and networking.
- Huawei's total contract value from patent licensing agreements has exceeded US$6.9 billion since 2011.
- Huawei invested 192.3 billion yuan (US$28.7 billion) into research and development in 2025.
US chipmaker Qualcomm and China's Huawei Technologies have signed a multi-year, broad patent cross-licensing agreement covering 5G, computing, and artificial intelligence. Under the deal, Qualcomm will pay to license and acquire patents from Huawei for the first time, including the purchase of specific Huawei US patents across compute, AI, and networking. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, and its financial value was not disclosed.
The deal marks the first time Qualcomm is paying to license and acquire Huawei patents.
In their words
“the value of Huawei’s innovations”
“reaffirms industry recognition of Qualcomm’s 5G technology leadership”
By the numbers
- $1.8B
- Back licensing fees paid by Huawei to Qualcomm
- $6.9B
- Huawei's total contract value from patent licensing
- 260
- Licensing deals Huawei has signed with tech firms
- $28.7B
- Huawei's research and development investment in 2025
- 165,000
- Active granted patents held worldwide by Huawei
How it unfolded
- Huawei gets first patent licensing income from Motorola
- Huawei and Qualcomm settle dispute with $1.8B payment
- Ren Zhengfei urges IP team to monetize patents
- Huawei invests $28.7B in R&D
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Common questions
- What happened with Huawei and Qualcomm?
- Qualcomm agreed to pay to license and acquire patents from Huawei for the first time.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at Reuters.
