Cross-License Patent Agreement Resolves All Nokia-Lenovo Litigation

Nokia and Lenovo concluded a multiyear, multi-technology patent cross-license agreement that resolves all litigation between them, said the companies Wednesday. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed, but Lenovo will make a “net balancing payment” to Nokia, they said. The International Trade Commission opened a Tariff Act Section 337 investigation last summer into Nokia allegations that Lenovo laptops, tablets, desktop PCs and components infringe four of its patents on H.264 video compression and a fifth on user interfaces (see 2008050008).