Amazon-Nokia Settlement: There is good news for popular Indian companies Amazon and Nokia. Finnish tech company Nokia has settled a patent dispute with Amazon over video technology. On Monday, Nokia said that a patent agreement has been reached between the two companies.
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Amazon-Nokia Settlement
Under this, Amazon will now be able to use Nokia’s video patents in streaming services and devices. After this agreement, both companies withdrew the lawsuits filed against each other. However, the companies have kept the terms of the agreement confidential.
What Nokia Said About Amazon-Nokia Settlement
Nokia said the two companies had settled all patent litigation under confidential terms, including a countersuit by Amazon in the US that alleged Nokia had infringed its cloud computing patents. Nokia’s video technology used without permission. Amazon said in a statement that the two companies have signed a “multi-year patent agreement.”
The dispute started in October 2023. Then Nokia filed a case against Amazon in the patent courts of the UK, Germany, India, the USA and Europe. Amazon was accused of infringing Nokia’s patents related to video compression, content delivery, recommendations and hardware in Prime Video and its devices.
Nokia Had Also Filed a Case Against HP
Earlier, Nokia had also filed a case against tech company HP (Hewlett-Packard) in the US court. This case was also related to the unauthorized use of video technology. However, Nokia reached an agreement with HP in October 2024. Nokia has more than 20 thousand patents Nokia has 20,000+ patents related to video technology, which are used on license by companies around the world.
On the deal with Amazon, Nokia said that this agreement shows the strength of its innovation and patent portfolio. However, both the companies have not shared the financial or technical details of the agreement. There has been no response from Amazon yet. The agreement covers the use of Nokia video technologies in Amazon’s streaming services and devices, resolving all patent litigation globally, the Espoo-based company said in a statement.
Amazon-Nokia Settlement: The Terms Were Not Disclosed
Let us tell you that Nokia had alleged that Amazon used its technologies in streaming services and devices without permission. Lawsuits were filed in the US, Germany, India, the UK and the European Unified Patent Court. In February, Nokia won an injunction in a Dusseldorf court and earlier won at the US International Trade Commission.
Last year, a German court found that Amazon had misused Nokia’s technology without a license. Amazon said in February that it did not expect German Prime Video users to be affected by the ruling. During the dispute, Amazon had accused Nokia of abusing its standard-essential patents by attempting to block products rather than granting fair licensing, which violates rules designed to ensure open competition.
Nokia has been enforcing its patent portfolio in global courts against a variety of large companies in recent years. The company has reached settlements with several companies, including Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Lenovo.
Amazon-Nokia Settlement Tails of the Agreement
There has been no response from Amazon yet. The agreement covers the use of Nokia video technologies in Amazon’s streaming services and devices, resolving all patent litigation globally, the Espoo-based company said in a statement. Let us tell you that Nokia had alleged that Amazon used its technologies in streaming services and devices without permission.
Lawsuits were filed in the US, Germany, India, the UK and the European Unified Patent Court. In February, Nokia won an injunction in a Dusseldorf court and earlier won at the US International Trade Commission. Last year, a German court found that Amazon had misused Nokia’s technology without a license.
Nokia has signed a patent agreement with Amazon covering the use of Nokia’s video technologies in Amazon’s streaming services and devices.
— Nokia (@nokia) March 31, 2025
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Amazon said in February that it did not expect German Prime Video users to be affected by the ruling. During the dispute, Amazon had accused Nokia of abusing its standard-essential patents by attempting to block products rather than granting fair licensing, which violates rules designed to ensure open competition.
Nokia has been enforcing its patent portfolio in global courts against a variety of large companies in recent years. The company has reached settlements with several companies, including Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Lenovo.
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