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Nokia appeals UK ruling against arbitration for FRAND determinations

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( April 23, 2026, 14:06 GMT | Insight) -- Nokia has appealed a UK judgment that awarded an interim license for the use of standard essential patents for video codecs to Acer and Asus. Nokia, which owns the rights to the SEPs, challenged the lower court’s decision that a proposal to have a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory rate for the SEPs decided by arbitration did not constitute a valid offer.Nokia has appealed a UK High Court ruling which awarded an interim license for the use of standard essential patents for video encoding and decoding to Acer and Asus (see here)....

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