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Acer and ASUS resume PC shipments in Germany after Nokia HEVC patent dispute
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Key Points:
- Acer and ASUS have resumed shipments of notebooks and desktop PCs with HEVC (H.265) support in Germany after months of legal restrictions due to a patent dispute with Nokia.
- The restrictions began in January 2026 following a Munich court injunction that blocked sales, distribution, and import of affected devices using HEVC technology.
- Acer confirmed it will ship products both with and without preinstalled HEVC codecs, allowing customers to activate HEVC support separately via official third-party software channels.
- ASUS reached an arbitration agreement with Nokia to settle the patent dispute, leading to the suspension or withdrawal of ongoing legal proceedings in Germany.
- The resolution ends a four-month disruption during which new shipments were halted, though existing retail stock remained available for sale.
