Chinese tech rivals #Huawei and #Xiaomi have put aside differences to form a "united front" in the battle for the lucrative high-end #smartphone market.

Their patents cooperation will pose a formidable new challenge to key competitors such as the Empire’s global champions, #Apple and #Samsung.

"Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi Corp, two of China’s largest smartphone vendors, have set aside their intellectual property (IP) dispute to forge a global patent cross-licensing deal that covers multiple communications technologies including 5G, which could help bolster the expansion initiatives of both companies."
#Technology #Patents #Sanctions
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3234571/chinese-smartphone-giants-huawei-and-xiaomi-reach-global-patent-cross-licensing-deal-fuelling-both