ASUS and Acer Are Now Banned from Selling PCs and Notebooks in Germany Following a Court Ruling Regarding H.265/HEVC NOKIA Patent

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Acer and ASUS have been dealt a blow in court, which has now banned the two companies from directly selling certain products in Germany.

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[Grimlakin]

Yeesh how did the makers of the cards or SOCs not get tagged?

 

[DrezKill]

I had no f*cking idea that Nokia owns the patent for H.265/HEVC.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I had no f*cking idea that Nokia owns the patent for H.265/HEVC.

Me neither, plus H.264.

Yeesh how did the makers of the cards or SOCs not get tagged?

They probably paid Nokia's licensing fees.