Nokia is suing Andriod 2.3 over the operating systems ability to decode VP8 videos. Although, Nokia holds a series of video codec patents that VP8 may infringe upon, Google has been brought into the case because they technically own the patent. What is interesting, is that Google appears to have a lack of control over their patent, the decoding of VP8 videos, that one of their recently acquired companies created.
However, it appears that Nokia does not have any FRAND licensing obligations: namely, Nokia does not have any "Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory" grounds to participate in a standard-setting process related to VP8. As VP8 was created by a company Google acquired, in my opinion I assume that Nokia will lose the case, which will reach a resolution on 3rd May. Indeed, the UK is close to voting against Nokia, however the cause is still very open in Germany.
Either way, it will be interesting to see how the case plays out, in front of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales, considering Google is acting as a third-party intervener.
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