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NTT DOCOMO INC. announced that it has reached an agreement to grant a patent license covering cellular wireless standard essential patents1 including 5G to electronics manufacturer Lenovo.DOCOMO has been actively involved in the research and development of mobile network related technologies such as W-CDMA LTE LTE-Advanced 5G and 6G and new service-related technologies to realize its ultimate goal of enhancing mobile experiences for customers. DOCOMO has also been applying for patents on these technologies resulting in its ownership of some 10000 standard essential patents for mobile communications2. In turn DOCOMO has licensed its cellular wireless standard essential patents to more than 80 companies including those in patent pools3 as well as through bilateral agreements.Going forward DOCOMO will continue to promote research and development as well as to contribute standardization of advanced mobile communication technologies such as 5G 5G Evolution and 6G and license its cellular wireless standard essential patents.Please refer to the patent licensing of DOCOMOhttpswww.docomo.ne.jpenglishcorporatetechnologyiprPatents that must be necessarily infringed without a license from the patentee to manufacture sale use or otherwise practice any product which complies with the relevant industry standard.Worldwide total as of November 10 2022 of registered patents and patent applications in the patent families that have been declared essential to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI. A patent family is a group of patents and patent applications covering the same technical content and have been filed in multiple countries having exactly the same priority or combination of priorities based on a patent applications.Agreements between two or more patent owners to license their patents to one another andor to third parties relating to a particular technology.About NTT DOCOMONTT DOCOMO Japans leading mobile operator with over 85 million subscriptions is one of the worlds foremost contributors to 3G 4G and 5G mobile network technologies. Beyond core communications services DOCOMO is challenging new frontiers in collaboration with a growing number of entities d partners creating exciting and convenient value-added services that change the way people live and work. Under a medium-term plan toward 2020 and beyond DOCOMO is pioneering a leading-edge 5G network to facilitate innovative services that will amaze and inspire customers beyond their expectations.
