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Nokia is trying to block Lenovo's sales in Germany

21. 10. 2020 Wednesday / By: Robert Denes / Industrial / Exact time: BST / Print this page

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Nokia said Lenovo is unwilling to enter into negotiations and can resolve the matter by accepting responsibility and accepting a license on fair terms. It is not over yet due to patent infringement between Nokia and Lenovo. As you have previously read, Lenovo has violated the license of the Nokia H.264 technology video compression format, which is widely used in smartphones and computers.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia on Tuesday sought to enforce an injunction against Lenovo, the world's biggest PC maker, to block sales of its products in Germany after violation of a video encoding patent.

A Munich court ruled on Sept. 30 that Hong Kong-listed Lenovo infringed one of Nokia's patents, ordered an injunction and a recall of products from retailers, among other things.

Nokia launched its legal battle against Lenovo last year over alleged infringement of 20 patents. The Finnish company has ongoing cases against Lenovo in the United States, Brazil and India, in addition to six cases in Germany.

Lenovo has appealed against the Munich court ruling.

"We believe Nokia has violated its own legal obligations by refusing to license its technology on Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms to either Lenovo or our third-party suppliers whose parts include H.264 technology," a Lenovo statement said.

The Munich court, the judgment of which applies only to Germany, rejected Lenovo's assertion that Nokia had not complied with FRAND...read more

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