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
Invested in R&D since 2000, including around €4bn+ in 2023 alone
patent families
patents filed on new inventions in 2023
patent families declared essential for 5G, with more to follow
patent licensees across all programs, including major smartphone vendors and many automotive brands
Patents
Innovations gallery
Travel through years of innovations with Nokia's interactive patent portfolio and see how our R&D efforts transformed the communications industry.