Nokia has won a legal battle with Amazon over patents after a German court found that Amazon is utilizing its exclusive video technology without permission.
The Munich Regional Court in a ruling delivered on Monday ordered Amazon to stop the sale of its Fire Stick streaming devices in Germany, citing infringement of Nokia’s video technology patent.
Nokia’s Chief Licensing Officer, Arvin Patel, announced that Amazon was using the company’s intellectual video-related technologies in its end-user streaming devices and was selling them illegally without a license.
The lawsuit which focused on the unauthorized use of Nokia’s technologies in various goods and services, including Amazon Prime Video, includes this ruling as part of a broader legal action.
Amazon did not provide specifics when stating that it disagreed with the court’s decision and expected the issue to be resolved shortly.
“This ruling will not affect any existing customers and a wide selection of Fire TV devices will continue to be available on Amazon,” Amazon said in an emailed statement after the ruling.
