Nokia has been awarded an injunction to prevent the use of microphone technologies it developed in HTC’s flagship One device.

The technology in question was developed by the recovering Finnish device maker in partnership with component maker STMicroelectronics, solely for use in Nokia products. STMicro is a supplier to HTC.

The preliminary injunction was granted by the Amsterdam District Court after Nokia filed a request opposing ST’s supply of the microphone components “invented by and manufactured exclusively for Nokia”.

HTC does do not have a licence or authorisation from Nokia to include the components in the HTC One or the “technologies from which they have been developed”.

Although Nokia wouldn’t comment on whether similar steps would be pursued in other countries, it said that its action has shown it “will not tolerate the unauthorised use of Nokia’s proprietary technology”.

The injunction is effective until 1 March 2014.

The One smartphone is crucial to HTC as it looks to revive its fortunes after a period in which it has lost market share and seen profits fall. The Taiwanese company claims that the HDR microphone is a key feature for the device, which has already been troubled by a delayed launch.

HTC said it was disappointed by the decision. “We are consulting with STMicro and will decide whether it is necessary to explore alternative solutions in due course. In the meanwhile, we do not expect this decision to have any immediate impact on our handset sales,” it added in a statement.

Nokia has brought numerous cases against HTC for unauthorised use of its patented technology, with more than 40 patents having been asserted in Germany, the US and UK.