A German court has recently ruled in favor of Nokia in a patent dispute against Amazon.com (AMZN). The court found that the e-commerce giant was using Nokia's patented video technology without proper authorization.
Nokia's Chief Licensing Officer, Arvin Patel, announced that the Munich Regional Court determined Amazon was employing "Nokia's patented video-related technologies in its end-user streaming devices" and selling them without the necessary licenses.
In response, Amazon voiced its disagreement with the court's ruling, stating that it expects a swift resolution, although no specific details were provided.
"This decision will not affect existing customers, and a variety of Fire TV devices will continue to be available on Amazon," the company indicated.
Amazon also revealed that it had collaborated with various companies to license video patents, but claimed Nokia's demands were excessively high compared to others. Despite offering what it believed to be a fair market rate, Nokia rejected the proposal.
In a related legal battle, Amazon filed a lawsuit against Nokia in July in a Delaware federal court, accusing the Finnish company of infringing on a dozen Amazon patents related to cloud-computing technology.
Nokia had previously taken legal action against Amazon in 2023, filing lawsuits over the use of its patented multimedia technologies in Germany, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as with the European Unified Patent Court.
