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Nokia sues Amazon in US, India over video patents

Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Tuesday it is suing Amazon in five global jurisdictions, including the United States and India, over patent infringements on video-related technologies. A photo taken shows the headquarters of Finnish telecom company Nokia Nokia said it is also suing HP, formerly known as Hewlett-Packard, in a US court, also for using Nokia video technology without its …

Popular smartphone brands from China such as Oppo, OnePlus and even Vivo have been forced to exit the German smartphone market in the past 12 months. These brands come under the BBK group and it seems their business has been affected by a patent case lawsuit filed by Nokia. The Finnish company has alleged that the BBK group brands have …

Nokia, Ericsson slump as patent fights hit margins

Telecom equipment makers Nokia and Ericsson were among the worst performers in Europe on Thursday, bruised by ongoing patent battles which cut profit margins and offset strong demand for 5G equipment. As the early stages of a rollout of large projects like 5G tend to have lower margins, telecom companies depend on their high-margin patent royalty business to boost profits. …

Daimler to pay Nokia patent fees, ending German legal spat

Daimler has agreed to pay Nokia for using its patents, ending a row that highlighted a battle between tech and car companies over royalties for key technologies. Nokia, which makes 1.4 billion euros in licensing revenues every year, and carmaker Daimler had sued each other in German courts in recent years, with mixed results. Tech firms want automakers to pay …

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Nokia signs patent license pact with Samsung

Nokia has struck a deal with Samsung to license patents covering its innovations in video standards, the Finnish telecom company said on Thursday. Nokia's patent portfolio is composed of around 20,000 patent families, including over 3,500 declared essential to 5G. The deal comes months after rival Ericsson filed a lawsuit in the United States against Samsung in a dispute over …

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Setback for Nokia in German patent battle with Lenovo

A German appeals court on Monday lifted the enforcement of an injunction won by Nokia Oyj in a patent dispute with Lenovo Group Ltd to block the world's largest PC maker from selling its products in Europe's largest economy. Nokia last month enforced the order issued by a lower court in Munich, which found Lenovo had violated the terms of …