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The
verdict by the Munich regional court is not legally binding and
can still be appealed, it said, adding a 227 million euro ($240
million) security payment by the plaintiff, Japan's IP Bridge
Inc, was required for it to become "provisionally enforceable".
The ruling reflects the growing tension between tech firms that
want automakers to pay royalties for technologies used in
navigation systems, vehicle communications and self-driving cars
in their push towards autonomous driving.
"Reason of this court case is the licensing of
standard-essential patents for LTE networks. Since we did not
yet have received the written opinion of the court, we do not
want to comment on this matter at this time," Ford said in a
emailed statement.
($1 = 0.9476 euros)
(Reporting by Christina Amann; Writing by Christoph Steitz;
Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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