Finnish telecom company Nokia has won a UK court appeal in a patent dispute involving Taiwanese tech firms Acer and ASUS, Reuters reports.
The ruling by the UK Court of Appeal blocks lawsuits filed in London by Acer and ASUS over video coding technology patents. The decision also means a planned trial in June and July will no longer take place.
The Taiwanese companies had argued that Nokia should provide an interim patent licence while the court determined fair licensing terms. However, the appeal court ruled that Nokia had already offered licences on fair and reasonable terms through arbitration.
The case is part of a wider global dispute over so-called FRAND licensing terms, which are commonly used in the telecom industry for standard-essential patents. Similar legal battles have taken place in courts across Europe, China and the United States.
Before the London lawsuits were filed in 2025, Nokia had already launched related cases in the United States, Brazil, Germany and India. Chinese electronics company Hisense had also sued Nokia but settled before the appeal hearing.
