Nokia blocks Acer and Asus sales in Germany

Patent lawsuits filed by Nokia against two computer manufacturers (Acer and Asus) have led to a sales ban. Acer's website, including its online store, is down in Germany, stating: "Please forgive us for the inconvenience." Asus has also put all of its desktops and laptops in Germany on "out of stock," but is continuing to sell other hardware and peripherals.

So users from Germany will currently have to use a VPN outside of Germany to connect to the website.

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At the end of January, the Munich Regional Court heard both cases 7 O 4100/25 (Acer) and 7 O 4102/25 (Asus) together. The cases concern patent EP2375749 for the H.265 video codec, also known as HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding).

The patent describes a method for efficiently adjusting frame rates based on reference images in a video. Since processors and graphics cards process streaming video, computer manufacturers must purchase licenses for the related patents. Based on this patent, Nokia has already imposed a sales ban on Amazon's Fire TV sticks in 2024.

The court therefore concluded that Acer and Asus were willing to purchase licenses, but the two parties were unable to reach an agreement.

Nokia has provisionally enforced the decision against Acer and Asus, thus imposing a sales ban.

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