HP Signs WiFi Patent Deal With Blacklisted Huawei
Key Points
- HP signed multi-year global licensing agreement for Huawei WiFi patents announced Wednesday.
- Deal stems from patent pool access involving 2,000 wireless connectivity patents through Sisvel WiFi 6.
- Huawei was a founding member of the patent pool that resolved the earlier dispute.
Geiszler, a Texas-based lawyer, served as a senior in-house intellectual property attorney for Huawei for nearly a decade before establishing his own firm in April, with Huawei as his primary client. His involvement in negotiating the HP deal underscores the ongoing business relationships between U.S. and Chinese technology companies through intellectual property channels, even amid geopolitical restrictions.
HP was spun off as a separate company in 2015 following the split of Hewlett-Packard Company into two units. The company is scheduled to release earnings Thursday morning Beijing time, which may provide further context on the strategic importance of this licensing arrangement.
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Why this matters: The HP-Huawei patent licensing agreement demonstrates that despite U.S. sanctions, technology companies continue finding legal pathways to collaborate on intellectual property. The deal shows how patent pools and cross-licensing arrangements can facilitate technology transfer between sanctioned and American companies, potentially weakening the effectiveness of export controls while providing both parties access to critical wireless connectivity innovations.
What This Means
This partnership signals that U.S. companies will increasingly pursue patent licensing as a workaround to sanctions, provided deals don't violate specific technology transfer restrictions. Expect more cross-licensing agreements through patent pools as companies navigate geopolitical constraints. However, regulatory scrutiny may intensify if the Biden administration views such arrangements as circumventing the intent of Huawei sanctions.
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