Nokia wins patent dispute against Amazon: Prime Video could be switched off

Nokia has obtained an injunction against the Prime Video streaming service in a patent dispute with Amazon. The Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled on Friday that Amazon's operation of the streaming service infringes Nokia's patent EP2271048, reports patent expert Florian Müller on IP Fray.

The patent entitled "Method for providing a multimedia service" was originally filed by Alcatel-Lucent, which was acquired by Nokia in 2016. The patent describes a technology for providing multimedia video streams on end devices. It is currently unclear whether Amazon can also operate its streaming service without using the technology described in the patent.

Judgment is provisionally enforceable

The judgment is enforceable against a security deposit. This is intended to cover possible damages should the judgment or patent be overturned by a higher court. According to the report, the court has set the security deposit at just under 647 million euros. It remains to be seen whether Nokia will go down this route.

"We welcome the court's decision and hope that Amazon will meet its obligations and agree to a license on fair terms," Nokia told IP Fray.

According to the report, it is possible in principle to obtain a stay of execution. However, the chances of success are low. Accordingly, the operation of Prime Video in Germany could be suspended in the near future. No statement could be obtained from Amazon at short notice.

In another case last September, Nokia won a ban on the sale of various Fire TV models with H.265 support against Amazon (Devices) before the Munich Regional Court and had it enforced against a deposit. Since then, Amazon is no longer allowed to sell the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, among others. This sales ban is still in force today.

(dahe)