BEIJING — HP, the U.S.-based personal computing and printing company, has finalized a multi-year global agreement to license specific WiFi patents from the prominent Chinese telecommunications firm, Huawei. This announcement was jointly made by both companies on Wednesday.

This development signifies an increasing acceptance of Huawei's technological contributions beyond China's borders. It occurs even after the United States placed Huawei on its blacklist in 2019, a measure that has significantly limited the company's ability to collaborate with American suppliers, including Google.

The agreement follows a period of patent dispute involving HP, Huawei, and other entities. This dispute concluded last fall with an arrangement that granted HP access to a portfolio of approximately 2,000 patents related to wireless network connectivity. Huawei was among the initial founding members of this patent pool, known as Sisvel WiFi 6.

Steven Geiszler, who represented Huawei in the licensing negotiations, stated that the new global cross-licensing deal encompasses "valuable reciprocal patent rights from HP." Geiszler, based in Texas, served as a senior in-house intellectual property lawyer for Huawei for nearly a decade before establishing his own firm in April, with Huawei as his primary client.

HP is slated to release its earnings report on Thursday morning Beijing time. The company was established as a separate entity in 2015, following the division of Hewlett-Packard Company into two distinct units.

HP Licenses Huawei's WiFi Technology Amidst U.S. Blacklisting

BEIJING — U.S. personal computing and printing firm HP has inked a multi-year global licensing deal for certain WiFi patents from Chinese telecom giant Huawei, the companies announced Wednesday.

This agreement signals the adoption of Huawei's technology outside of China, despite the U.S. blacklisting the company in 2019. The U.S. restrictions have limited Huawei's ability to work with American suppliers, such as Google.

The deal comes after a patent dispute involving HP, Huawei, and others. This dispute led to an agreement last fall allowing HP access to a pool of 2,000 patents related to wireless network connectivity. Huawei was a founding member of the patent pool, called Sisvel WiFi 6.

"The latest global cross-licensing agreement includes valuable reciprocal patent rights from HP," said Steven Geiszler, who represented Huawei in the negotiations. Geiszler, based in Texas, was Huawei's senior in-house intellectual property lawyer for nearly a decade until he launched his own firm in April with Huawei as his main client.

HP is scheduled to release its earnings on Thursday morning Beijing time. HP was spun off as a separate company in 2015 after Hewlett-Packard Company was split into two units.