Nokia Bid to Block U.S. Imports of Lenovo Computers to Be Probed

The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Nokia’s patent-infringement complaint against Lenovo that seek to block imports of laptop, tablet and desktop computers made by the Chinese company, the agency said in a notice on its website.

• Nokia claims Lenovo’s ThinkPad, IdeaPad and Flex line of computers infringe five patents related to the H.264 industry standard for video compression
• The complaint “comes only after more than a year of unsuccessful attempts to license Lenovo to the standard-essential claims of Nokia’s H.264 portfolio,” Nokia said in the filing
  • Nokia said it offered to license its patents on ...