Prime Video and Fire TVs: Nokia and Amazon reach agreement in patent dispute

The tech companies Amazon and Nokia have reached an out-of-court settlement in their patent dispute. This was announced by Nokia on Monday. Amazon has agreed to a patent agreement with Nokia, according to the press release. All legal disputes worldwide have thus been settled. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The agreement is also likely to have a direct impact on the German market. First and foremost, it means that Amazon will be allowed to offer the complete Fire TV product portfolio again. Previously, Nokia had obtained a sales ban on various Fire TV models with H.265 support from 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. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is still not available in Germany, but thanks to the agreement between Nokia and Amazon, this is likely to change soon.

Prime Video also secured

The danger for Amazon's Prime Video streaming service has also been averted thanks to the new patent agreement: As recently as February , Nokia obtained an injunction against Amazon. The Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled that Amazon was infringing a Nokia patent by operating the Prime Video streaming service. According to an Amazon spokesperson, this patent with the name "Method for providing a multimedia service" was used to "cast" a stream to other devices, i.e. to transfer it from one screen to another.

Nokia also took action against Amazon in other markets such as the USA. The company is satisfied with the outcome of the dispute: "We are pleased to have reached an agreement on the use of Nokia's video technologies in Amazon's streaming services and devices," said Nokia manager Arvin Patel.

(dahe)