Daimler and Nokia settle long-running patent spat over cellular tech
(2021/06/01)
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Nokia and Daimler have resolved a long-running patent dispute, with both sides halting any pending litigation across the world and the German carmaker agreeing to pay licence fees.
Neither parties disclosed the terms of the agreement, or whether it pertained to any specific patents.
Last August, a Mannheim court ruled Daimler had [1]violated Nokia's rights on patent EP2981103 , which pertains to how end-user devices interact with LTE networks. Daimler swiftly appealed.
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Shortly after, in October 2020, Nokia won a victory against Daimler over claims [5]it violated patent EP1388234 , which is considered essential to the UMTS (often referred to as 3G) mobile standard. Following its win, Nokia could have obtained a Europe-wide injunction against the vehicles violating its tech. Again, Daimler appealed.
[6]US Patent Office to take only DOCX in future – or PDFs if you pay extra
[7]Patch me if you can: Microsoft, Samsung, and Google win appeal over patent on remote updating
[8]RIP Spencer Silver: Inventor of the Post-it Note, aka the office password reminder, dies
[9]Best of FRANDs: Judge allows Apple retrial following $506m patent infringement ruling
Daimler had previously argued that Nokia was obliged to offer unlimited licenses, as many of its patents were essential for the functioning of many telecommunication standards.
Under law, Nokia is obligated to provide its standard-essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) terms.
Additionally, in a separate legal clash, a Dusseldorf court last year raised the possibility that if Nokia opted to seek an injunction against the carmaker, it may constitute an abuse of its market position.
The Court decided to [10]refer this case to the European Commission , in part due to its complexity and the potential ramifications on tech supply chains.
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Nokia [12]earned €1.16bn on its licensing portfolio [PDF] during the 2020 financial year. Daimler owns Mercedes-Benz and Smart.
Both parties previously enjoyed a somewhat cosy trading relationship, with [13]Nokia unloading its HERE maps business in 2015 to a consortium that included Daimler. The deal gave Daimler a native mapping solution, while putting €2.8bn into Nokia's coffers. ®
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[1] https://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2021/06/01/daimler-and-nokia-sign-patent-licensing-agreement/
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[5] https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/cases/daimler-feels-the-pressure-after-losing-to-nokia-again/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/27/uspto_pdf_charge/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/25/microsoft_samsung_and_google_strike/
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/14/postit_note_inventor/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/16/apple_panoptis_patent_retrial/
[10] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nokia-daimler-patents-idUSKBN2860VB
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[12] https://www.nokia.com/system/files/2021-02/nokia_results_2020_q4.pdf
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2015/08/03/nokia_sells_here_maps_to_audi_daimler_and_bmw_for_28_billion/
[14] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Neither parties disclosed the terms of the agreement, or whether it pertained to any specific patents.
Last August, a Mannheim court ruled Daimler had [1]violated Nokia's rights on patent EP2981103 , which pertains to how end-user devices interact with LTE networks. Daimler swiftly appealed.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Shortly after, in October 2020, Nokia won a victory against Daimler over claims [5]it violated patent EP1388234 , which is considered essential to the UMTS (often referred to as 3G) mobile standard. Following its win, Nokia could have obtained a Europe-wide injunction against the vehicles violating its tech. Again, Daimler appealed.
[6]US Patent Office to take only DOCX in future – or PDFs if you pay extra
[7]Patch me if you can: Microsoft, Samsung, and Google win appeal over patent on remote updating
[8]RIP Spencer Silver: Inventor of the Post-it Note, aka the office password reminder, dies
[9]Best of FRANDs: Judge allows Apple retrial following $506m patent infringement ruling
Daimler had previously argued that Nokia was obliged to offer unlimited licenses, as many of its patents were essential for the functioning of many telecommunication standards.
Under law, Nokia is obligated to provide its standard-essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) terms.
Additionally, in a separate legal clash, a Dusseldorf court last year raised the possibility that if Nokia opted to seek an injunction against the carmaker, it may constitute an abuse of its market position.
The Court decided to [10]refer this case to the European Commission , in part due to its complexity and the potential ramifications on tech supply chains.
[11]
Nokia [12]earned €1.16bn on its licensing portfolio [PDF] during the 2020 financial year. Daimler owns Mercedes-Benz and Smart.
Both parties previously enjoyed a somewhat cosy trading relationship, with [13]Nokia unloading its HERE maps business in 2015 to a consortium that included Daimler. The deal gave Daimler a native mapping solution, while putting €2.8bn into Nokia's coffers. ®
Get our [14]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2021/06/01/daimler-and-nokia-sign-patent-licensing-agreement/
[2] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/legal&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YLcCY0DZXKcHOxrPZil39AAAABY&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
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[5] https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/cases/daimler-feels-the-pressure-after-losing-to-nokia-again/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/27/uspto_pdf_charge/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/25/microsoft_samsung_and_google_strike/
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/14/postit_note_inventor/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/16/apple_panoptis_patent_retrial/
[10] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nokia-daimler-patents-idUSKBN2860VB
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[12] https://www.nokia.com/system/files/2021-02/nokia_results_2020_q4.pdf
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2015/08/03/nokia_sells_here_maps_to_audi_daimler_and_bmw_for_28_billion/
[14] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Daimler?
Surely Daimler are not manufacturing these chips?
The chips surely must be being built under licence buy some other company who are paying royalties to Nokia. Daimler will just be buying pre-built units or modules. Or have Daimler been knowingly buying shonky, unlicensed rip-offs from a white-box builder in China who are too difficult to take to court?
Clearly, I don't understand this patent malarky!