SAMSUNG AND DIDO ENTER PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT TO LICENSE 5G STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS

Dido Wireless Innovations LLC (Dido), a Longhorn IP affiliate, announced today that it has entered into a patent license agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) to license Dido’s 5G Standard Essential Patents.

Previously, Dido acquired a portfolio of patents and patent applications related to 5G Wireless Technologies from Shanghai Langbo Communication Technology Co., Ltd. The patents in the patent portfolio are 5G standard patents which means that the patents satisfy communication technologies written in the 5G standard.

Dido’s patent portfolio has further enhanced the profile of Longhorn IP’s managed 5G portfolios. Indeed, LexisNexis previously issued a report related to the worldwide 5G patent landscape. In its report, LexisNexis highlighted the developments concerning Longhorn IP's managed portfolios, stating that "Longhorn IP, having acquired 5G portfolios from FG Innovation and Shanghai Langbo, has improved its ranking from 83 to 38" in its 2025 Report of "Who is Leading the 5G Patent Race"? (refer to https://www.lexisnexisip.com/resources/5g-revolution/).

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