Nokia’s complaint concerned European patents held by Qualcomm that were sold in the region by Texas Instruments, in accordance with a 2000 patent agreement between Qualcomm and TI, to be used in Nokia phones. Nokia contended these patents were exhausted, which would have prevented Qualcomm from being able to charge Nokia licensing fees for using the chips.
The District Court in the Hague said it did not have jurisdiction throughout Europe, only in the Netherlands. Plus, it said Nokia’s complaint was vague and nonspecific.
The legal troubles between the companies began in April 9, when a licensing deal between the pair expired. A German court last month already dismissed a similar Nokia case that claimed Qualcomm patents had exhausted.
Nokia has three months to appeal yesterday’s decision.
