HMD Global Oy

HMD Global Oy, often known as HMD Global or simply HMD, is a privately held Finnish multinational company headquartered in Espoo, Finland. Founded on May 18, 2016, by former Nokia executives, the company was established to revive the Nokia brand in the mobile phone market. Investors include Smart Connect LP, FIH Mobile (a Foxconn subsidiary), Nokia Corporation (which holds a minority stake), Google, and Qualcomm Ventures. HMD Global employs between 500 and 1,500 people globally. The company reported a revenue of USD 913.17 million for the year 2023, though reported revenue figures have varied across different periods.

HMD Global specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of mobile phones, including Android smartphones and feature phones. Initially, the company operated under an exclusive 10-year licensing agreement to produce and market Nokia-branded devices, a license which has been extended for feature phones beyond 2026. As of March 2024, HMD Global began introducing its own self-branded HMD smartphones, alongside its Nokia-branded feature phones. The company's product lines include devices such as the HMD Skyline, HMD Aura, and various Nokia-branded feature phones, emphasizing durability, repairability, sustainability, and user privacy. Manufacturing is outsourced to partners like FIH Mobile.

In terms of patent litigation, HMD Global Oy operates as a defending party. The company has been tracked in one case as a defendant and zero cases as a plaintiff, indicating it is an operating company that faces patent assertions rather than an entity primarily asserting patents.

The single tracked patent litigation case involving HMD Global Oy is Mesa Digital LLC v. HMD Global Oy, filed on April 21, 2022, in the Florida Southern District Court. This case aligns with the posture of an operating company defending against patent infringement claims.