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 ASUS & Acer can’t sell their PCs in Getmany due to HEVC patent Source: https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/nokia-vs-asus-and-acer-regional-court-munich-redefines-frand-rules/   Quote Last Thursday, Munich Regional Court ordered Asus and Acer to cease and desist in an infringement case concerning a Nokia video coding patent. The court delivered its judgment on the same day as the hearing. The court indicated further modifications to the Munich FRAND rules. Quote In spring 2025, Nokia filed patent claims against Acer, Asus and Hisense at Munich Regional Court and the UPC over video codec patents. Nokia alleged that Acer and Asus’ PCs and Hisense’s smart TVs infringe three of its patents. While proceedings concerning EP 2 375 749 and EP 2 774 375are pending at Munich Regional Court, Nokia filed an action regarding EP 2 661 892 at the UPC local division Munich. All relate to the H.265 video codec standard. This along with Dell and HP ceasing their support for HEVC in the laptops is just another nail in the coffin for proprietary codecs. AV1 can’t become mainstream soon enough.