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On January 22, the Munich I Regional Court announced its decision, which has already forced both vendors to remove products from their German online shopfronts. Nokia’s standard-essential patent claims related to H.265 video coding (HEVC) are the basis for the injunction. Nokia claims that several HEVC-related patents, including EP 2 375 749, were filed in Germany and with the Unified Patent Court as part of a broader licensing campaign, according to a report by Videocardz.com. Early in January 2026, Hisense obtained a licence from Nokia to circumvent similar limitations.
A German court has ordered Acer and ASUS to pause direct sales of laptops and desktop PCs in the country. This comes after a patent infringement ruling went in favour of Nokia. Nokia secured injunctive relief after the court found that Acer and ASUS had not acted as willing licensees in accordance with the FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) requirements. The ruling affects direct sales channels, as product pages and purchase options are currently unavailable on the manufacturers’ German websites.
7 O 4100/25 of January 22) between Nokia and Acer, we have had to temporarily suspend our sales activities in Germany for the affected products.
Numerous product categories, such as monitors, routers, e-scooters, and accessories, remain unaffected by the ruling and are available,” Acer told PC Welt while commenting on the German court ruling. “Acer respects the intellectual property of other companies and organisations. Following a ruling by the Munich I Regional Court (Case No. At the same time, we are examining the possibility of pursuing further legal action to reach a fair solution as quickly as possible. we cannot comment on any further details While the proceedings are ongoing.