Nokia wins UK appeal to block Acer, Asus video streaming patent lawsuits

Reuters

Tue, May 12, 2026 astatine 7:12 AM CDT 1 min read

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Nokia won an entreaty to artifact London lawsuits by Taiwanese tech companies Acer and ‌Asus connected Tuesday successful a lawsuit which is portion of ‌a planetary quality implicit video coding technology.

Acer and Asus had antecedently obtained a ​High Court declaration that a consenting licensor successful Nokia's presumption would hold to an interim licence until the tribunal decided the "reasonable and non-discriminatory" presumption of a patent licence.

But Nokia challenged that ruling ‌and the Court of ⁠Appeal connected Tuesday permanently "stayed" the cases, efficaciously ending the lawsuits brought against the Finnish exertion company.

A Nokia ⁠spokesperson said the ruling meant that a proceedings owed to instrumentality spot successful June and July volition not present proceed. Acer and ​Asus did ​not instantly respond to requests ​for comment.

The Court of ‌Appeal said that Nokia had offered a licence to Acer and Asus to usage its patents connected tenable and non-discriminatory presumption to beryllium determined astatine arbitration, meaning their London lawsuits should not continue.

China-based Hisense had besides sued Nokia, but settled its lawsuit earlier ‌the entreaty was heard.

Disputes implicit the ​fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) presumption of ​a patent licence person ​frequently led to planetary ineligible battles successful the ‌telecoms industry.

English courts tin acceptable planetary ​FRAND terms, pursuing ​a landmark 2020 UK Supreme Court ruling, arsenic tin courts successful China.

Before Acer and Asus sued Nokia successful London ​in June 2025, ‌Nokia had filed its ain lawsuits successful the United States, ​as good arsenic Brazil, Germany and India.

(Reporting by Sam ​Tobin; Editing by Alexander Smith)