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Nokia Sues Apple For Patent Infringement In iPhone

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-did-it-first dept.

AVee writes "Engadget (amongst many others) reports that Nokia is suing Apple because the iPhone infringes on 10 Nokia patents related to GSM, UTMS and WiFi. While the press release doesn't contain much detail, it does state that Apple didn't agree to 'appropriate terms for Nokia's intellectual property,' which sounds like there have been negotiations about those patents."

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  1. Re:I'll ask it again by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So? Why should a STANDARD force its adherents to pay royalties?

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  2. Corporate Logic(TM) by hydrofi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When you can't win them by producing a better-quality product, just sue them!

  3. Re:Presumed guilty by Virak · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is a textbook case of someone being perhaps a bit loose with their words and a whiny Apple fanboy grossly misinterpreting it to be a personal attack on their beloved cul^H^H^Hcompany.

  4. Re:I'll ask it again by ClosedSource · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "The chip vendor should be paying the licensing, not the company that uses the chips."

    So in your alternate scenario Apple would pay more for their chips than they do now. At the end of the day does Apple care whether they pay for licensing directly vs indirectly?