Nokia, the Finnish Multinational Telecommunications and Consumer
Electronics Company, has recently suspended legal action against the German
carmaker Daimler with the hope that mediation will bring their dispute over the
technology licensing fee to an end. Nevertheless, Daimler responded to this
decision by Nokia in a cool way and iterated that the two companies had
different legal opinions on the conflict.
Nokia’s pursuit of charges from Daimler has highlighted the wider fight
amid tech companies and the automotive industry over royalties for tools and
technologies needed for vehicle communications, navigation systems, and
self-driving cars.
Daimler, along with Continental AG, Valeo, Thales-owned Gemalto, and Bury
Technologies, complained to the European Commission (this year, i.e., 2019)
about the fees demanded by Nokia from them for patents associated with car
communications.
In recent years when Nokia has inaugurated ten (10) court cases against
Daimler over Patent Infringement, Daimler has also declared
lawsuits against Nokia.
Nokia, on 9th December 2019, said that constructive negotiation was the
most suitable way to resolve such battles, emphasizing last week’s offered
mediation as an effort to evade an EU antitrust investigation.
Nokia spokesperson Mark Durrant said that to make sure there is time for
this recent mediation to be successful, they have decided to postpone the
pending Court hearing to be held on 10th December in Germany. They have a
belief that Daimler and its suppliers will now join them in these significant
efforts to reach settlements. There is a lot more to gain for each if all work
together, he added.
Daimler reiterated its previous stance and declined to comment on this
move of Nokia. The German company said that they have a completely different
opinion on how to license necessary and vital patents for communications
standards in the car industry. The Carmaker added that Nokia has so far denied
licensing their suppliers on a comprehensive basis.
Nevertheless, Margrethe Vestager – EU antitrust chief – welcomed the
mediation efforts by Nokia. She said that the decision to postpone Court hearing
was a positive move. That’s why they think it is good to attempt mediation at
the International Chamber of Commerce, and it would be best if the parties
could have a mutual understanding, she told reporters.
Nokia has also proposed mediation on licensing fees with several car
parts makers rather than only Daimler.
Carmakers argued that instead of them, the car parts makers should look
at the licensing fees and that patent holders must be open to negotiating with
the companies interested in purchasing or using their patents.
Sources revealed that EU competition enforcers had been poised to
investigate into this matter until Nokia made mediation offer. For more
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