Daimler to pay Nokia patent fees, ending legal dispute

Brussels: Daimler AG has agreed to pay Nokia Oyj for using its patents, ending a row that highlighted a battle between tech and car companies over royalties for key technologies.

Nokia, which makes €1.4 billion in licensing revenues every year, and carmaker Daimler had sued each other in German courts in recent years, with mixed results.

Tech firms want automakers to pay royalties for technologies used in navigation systems, communications and self-driving cars but the latter say their suppliers should pay instead, which could reduce the fees for patent holders.