Amazon sues Nokia for infringing multiple AWS cloud computing patents
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Nokia, accusing the Finnish telecom giant of infringing on a dozen patents related to cloud computing technology.
The court casefiled earlier this week in federal court in Delaware, Amazon alleges that Nokia unlawfully used technology developed by its cloud division, Amazon Web Services, to enhance its own cloud computing offerings.
Amazon alleges that Nokia misused AWS technology in areas such as cloud infrastructure, security and performance.
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The complaint outlines Amazon’s history of cloud innovation, dating back to the early 2000s, when the company began developing its cloud computing technology.
Amazon claims it has a ‘democratic’ policy[ed] access to computing infrastructure and software through the cloud-based, on-demand service model, whereas previously companies relied on expensive on-prem infrastructure.
Amazon, which boasts more than 90% of Fortune 100 companies using AWS, says Nokia’s “new business strategy,” announced in 2020, six years after the company exited the mobile device market, “involves[s] by leveraging Amazon’s innovative solutions, including Amazon’s patented technology, to address the challenges facing cloud service providers.”
The company further claims: “Amazon was the first company to pioneer the cloud, and now Nokia is using Amazon’s patented cloud innovations without permission.”
The lawsuit describes twelve instances of patent infringement, including virtual machine configuration, network communications management, and auto-scaling of resources.
The lawsuit comes in response to 13 lawsuits Nokia filed late last year in the US, Brazil, India, Germany, the UK and the EU regarding video patents.
Nokia said (via Reuters) would “review these matters and vigorously defend ourselves in court.” An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment.
A person familiar with the matter said TechRadar Pro that while Amazon claims Nokia is unwilling to accept fair market terms for its patented IP, the company hopes to reach a mutually acceptable solution
