In 2022, OnePlus, Oppo, and Vivo stopped selling their smartphones in Germany and some European markets due to a patent dispute with Nokia. While the matter was eventually settled, the three companies were missing from Europe’s largest smartphone market for over a year. This time, Lenovo and Motorola have been hit with a sales ban in Germany due to their ongoing patent dispute with US firm, InterDigital, prohibiting them from selling their smartphones and tablets in the country.
