Oppo and OnePlus halt phone sales in Germany following Nokia lawsuit

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After losing a patent lawsuit, Oppo and its sub- brands have stopped selling their phones in Germany.

According to a European patent news site, a German court granted an injunction last Friday to stop the sale of 4G and 5G signals that were processed without a license. This is a massive player in European telecoms equipment, which is why it's called "NOK" The mobile brand is owned by a separate company.

Changes to their German web stores are visible as a result of this order.

There is no mention of phones or watches on the site. The UK site of the company has a link to the store on the home page. Similar to the UK site, the German site has no results for phones or watches. You can find a product description with a little navigation, but if you click the buy now button you will be taken to a 404 error page.

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The director of communications for the company, Spenser Blank, confirmed in a press statement that the company had halted sales in Germany because of the lawsuit.

The legal matter is being worked on by the relevant parties. Sales and marketing of the relevant products are on hold, but that doesn't mean that we won't keep going. Regular software updates and our after-sales service can be enjoyed by users in Germany.

The company was suspending the sale and marketing of certain products through Oppo Germany's official channels, and blamed the high contract renewal fee for its patents as the reason for the move.

According to both statements, the phones will work just fine in Germany, and may still be available through third-party retailers.

The companies are small in the European market. According to Counterpoint Research, Oppo only accounted for five percent of the total European market in the second quarter of the year.