Sharp and Samsung sign cross license agreement covering patents essential to 5G standards

Sharp Corporation (“Sharp”) has renewed the patent license agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for wireless communication technologies, including 5G standard essential patents (SEPs). The terms of the agreement remain confidential between the parties.

Sharp has licensed SEPs for wireless communication technologies to many leading companies in the telecommunications equipment and automotive industries in Japan, the U.S., Europe, China, and South Korea*. The company continues to expand the number of licensees and grant its SEP licenses to any other parties under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions.

Sharp, as a Japan’s leading cell phone vendor, has been providing new-to-the-world mobile handsets that create people’s new life styles. In addition, Sharp has been contributing for over 20 years to development of core technologies on mobile communication systems including 3G, 4G and 5G. Its wireless communication SEP portfolios now include more than 7,500 granted patents which provide value to wireless communication products. Sharp will continuously innovate future wireless communication technologies. Sharp is listed on Tokyo stock exchanges (TYO 6753).