500 Nokia design patents transferred from Microsoft to HMD

About 500 Nokia design patents have now been transferred from Microsoft Mobile to HMD Global, including the famous Lumia Camera UI created by ‘old’ Nokia only for its Window phones, according to a Nokiamob.net.

Nokia was once a dominant cellphone maker but missed the shift to smartphone. It then struck a deal with Microsoft for selling cheap smartphones under Nokia's name and Lumia smartphones under its own name, but last year, it largely abandoned both businesses. HMD in December took over the Nokia feature phones business and struck a licensing deal that gave it sole use of the Nokia brand on all phones and tablets for the next decade, reported Reuters.

 The transfer of design patents comes at a crucial stage, when the Finnish is working hard to compete against leading smartphone players such as Apple and Samsung, and help Nokia regain its fame in the market.

 The firm had already released three Nokia-branded Android smartphones—Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6, and is preparing for a flagship launch – Nokia 8 – next month, which is touted to sport Carl Zeiss Optics on the camera lens.

On the other hand, trademark for PureView, ClearBlack or PureMotion, still registered Microsoft Mobile, are also expected to be transferred to HMD Global as well.