Warner Bros. Fails to Nix Three Nokia Streaming Tech Patents

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. lost its bid to dismiss three patents from a Nokia Corp. unit’s federal lawsuit over HBO Max and Discovery+, keeping alive patent claims that overlap with Nokia’s broader litigation campaign against video-streaming companies.

Judge Gregory B. Williams denied the request by Warner Bros. and its Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Home Box Office Inc. units to toss infringement allegations tied to three patents on eligibility grounds, in an opinion issued Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Warner Bros. filed the motion Dec. 30.

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