Honor Joins Avanci 4G/5G as Licensor; Challenges Largan’s Patents in China After India Injunction
May 29, 2026
On Friday, Avanci China officially announced that Honor has joined the Avanci 4G/5G platform as a licensor.
Laurie Fitzgerald, President of the Avanci Vehicle Platform, stated:
“We sincerely welcome Honor to the Avanci 4G and 5G Vehicle programs as a licensor. Their participation will further strengthen the value our platform delivers to licensees. We appreciate the trust and support of the Honor team in Avanci.”
According to the licensor icons displayed on the Avanci website for the 4G/5G platform, Honor has become the 70th licensor for the 4G program and the 91st licensor for the 5G program.
Honor first started as a sub-brand launched by Huawei in 2011, mainly competing with Xiaomi in the mid-to-low-end smartphone market. It began independent operations in 2013. In 2020, affected by U.S. sanctions, Huawei fully sold the Honor brand.
Since then, Honor has operated completely independently. At the time of the spin-off, Huawei transferred thousands of patents to Honor. Today, Honor files more than 300 patents per month, with a total portfolio of nearly 20,000 patents. It has also acquired dozens of 5G patents from Shanghai Langbo.
According to the 5G report (2026) published by LexisNexis, Honor ranks 30th. Among all TOP 30, only Apple (11th), Xiaomi (13th), and Alphabet (28th) have not joined the 4G or 5G program as licensors. Avanci is indeed the most successful patent pool ever.
Additionally, on Tuesday, PRIP reported via WeChat the latest developments in the patent dispute between Honor and camera lens supplier Largan Precision in China. Honor has filed invalidity challenges against two of Largan’s Chinese patents:
ZL201310030229.5, Plastic lens barrel and manufacturing method thereof
ZL201210335511.X, Optical plastic lens
Last year, Largan sued Honor at the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court for patent infringement. The case is similar to the dispute between the two parties in India.
On August 20, 2025, Largan’s Indian law firm Singh & Singh announced that the Delhi High Court had found Honor’s 200 Series smartphones infringed three of Largan’s patents—primarily related to 5P lens technology—and issued an ex-parte ad-interim injunction (PRIP Wechat, Aug 21, 2025).
The latest developments in China indicate the parties have not yet reached a settlement.
Largan’s strategy is to use patent litigation to defend its position as a key supplier. The company previously sued Apple and Samsung and ultimately achieved its goals in both cases.