Category: Nokia
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Acer seeking counterleverage against Nokia through “threat letters” in U.S. despite highly asymmetric SEP portfolios and sales volumes: DJ action
Acer sent “threat letters” to U.S. telecommunications carriers using Nokia equipment, provoking a declaratory judgment complaint.
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BREAKING: Nokia sues Paramount over video streaming patents in U.S. and Brazil, uses winning patents from Amazon ITC dispute
Nokia is serious about collecting video codec patent royalties from streamers. Its new enforcement action against Paramount is the latest example.
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Nokia sues Chinese automaker Geely in UPC, Germany over 5G SEPs
Nokia has signed amicable bilateral deals with two Chinese automakers to date, but Geely’s rejection of FRAND patent licensing agreement offers has left the company “no choice” but to pursue legal action, Nokia said in a statement today.
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Nokia defends against third Eastern District of Texas case in a row: no infringement; and only $2M for T-Mobile’s use of Ericsson base stations
Context: Last year, there were only two cases in the Eastern District of Texas during that entire year which plaintiffs lost. In both cases, Nokia was the defendant. On April 5, 2024, Smart Path Connections lost a jury trial over three patents and a fourth had previously been thrown out by the court on summary…
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Nokia sues ASUS in India in addition to cases pending in U.S., UPC, Germany and Brazil: previously did so against Acer, Hisense
Nokia has recently stepped up its patent enforcement campaigns against Acer and Hisense with Indian lawsuits. Now it has done so against ASUS, too.
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Nokia expands wireless patent licensing in automotive sector to WiFi, expects more Chinese auto deals or litigation this year
“This year will be a turning point for automotive licensing in China… either more Chinese automotive companies will sign licences or there will be more litigation by patent holders,” Nokia’s Chief Licensing Officer for Wireless Technologies, Susanna Martikainen writes in a blog post.
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“Pressure points”: Latin America’s role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements
Counsel to Nokia and Ericsson reveal why the SEP holders chose Brazil and Colombia for their enforcement campaigns and the role those jurisdictions played in reaching global settlements.
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Fresh off the heels of its Amazon settlement, Nokia launches multimedia patent enforcement against Acer and ASUS PCs, HiSense smart TVs
After its settlement with Amazon, Nokia is now enforcing multimedia patents against Acer, ASUS and Hisense in Germany and the Unified Patent Court.
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Nokia, Amazon settle patent dispute with license agreement: fourth video streaming deal for Nokia
Context: Last month, Nokia announced the third license agreement with an (unnamed) video streaming platform (LinkedIn post by Arvin Patel). But 15 months ago, its discussions with Amazon, whose Prime Video service is one of the leading streaming networks, had reached an impasse and Nokia brought patent infringement actions in the U.S., Germany, India, the…
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ITC staff reiterates its view that Nokia, unlike Amazon, complied with FRAND and recommends U.S. import ban regardless of UK proceedings
The ITC Staff participates in some investigations as a neutral party defending the public interest, and its views are given significant weight by the ultimate decision makers.