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Intellectual property rights leadership

One of the broadest patent portfolios in the ICT industry

For more than 30 years, Nokia has defined many of the fundamental technologies used in virtually all mobile devices, including consumer products, IoT-connected industrial equipment and vehicles. We have played an instrumental role in enabling entire solutions and ecosystems through our GSM, 3G, LTE and 5G standards leadership.

The virtuous circle of innovation

Our patents by the numbers

~€150bn

Invested in R&D since 2000, including around €4bn+ in 2023 alone

~20,000

patent families

2,300+

patents filed on new inventions in 2023

6,000+

patent families declared essential to 5G, with more to follow

250+

patent licensees across all programs, including major smartphone vendors and many automotive brands