Nokia won the dispute with Amazon

A German court has ruled that Amazon is using Nokia's patented video technology without a license, the Finnish network equipment manufacturer and owner of numerous telecommunications patents announced recently.

In a statement, Nokia's Chief Licensing Officer Arvin Patel said that the regional court in Munich ruled that Amazon "uses Nokia's patented video-related technologies in its end-user streaming devices and illegally sells them without a valid license." Amazon said it disagrees with the court's decision and expects the dispute to be resolved soon.

"This ruling will not affect existing customers and a wide selection of Fire TV devices will continue to be available from Amazon," the company said in a statement to Reuters.

Amazon says it has worked with a number of companies to license video patents. "Nokia is asking more than all these companies combined and rejected our offer, which was fair and in line with market prices."

In July, Amazon filed a lawsuit against Nokia in federal court in Delaware, accusing the Finnish group of infringing a dozen Amazon patents related to cloud computing technology. In 2023, however, Nokia initiated legal proceedings against Amazon over the use of Nokia's patented multimedia inventions in Germany, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as at the European Unified Patent Court.

"We hope that Amazon will accept its obligations and agree on a license on fair terms," Nokia said after the German court's decision.