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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. Two way street by slazzy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who should be the first to tell Nokia they are in violation of a few hundred Apple patents as well?

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    1. Re:Two way street by cjb658 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Lawsuits are becoming the standard way of competing these days.

      Why can't Nokia just work on making a great product that is better than the iPhone? And market it better.

  2. So confused about who to root for... by Kirin+Fenrir · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hate Apple...
    But hate patent trolling...


    My brain hurts.

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  3. Sounds like ... by Pool_Noodle · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds like Nokia is trying to break into the sauce market ... 'cause I'm getting the impression they want to crush apple in court.
    "Coming to a store near you Nokia brand Apple Sauce"
    (Ok... bad joke)

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  4. Re:Those 40 other... losers? by That's+Unpossible! · · Score: 0, Troll

    Apple could buy Nokia in cash and a bit of stock.

    But seriously, why would they want to?

    And if you read that article, you'll understand the real reason Nokia is suing Apple...

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  5. Re:I'll ask it again by grimJester · · Score: 1, Troll

    "The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute in technology development to establish standards create intellectual property, which others then need to compensate for," said Ilkka Rahnasto, vice president of Legal & Intellectual Property at Nokia.

    Yeah, and the basic principle in the IP industry is that those in the cartel establish standards that limit interoperability so that everyone else will have to pay up or be unable to make working devices. I'm Finnish and I don't like Nokias role in destroying the "information society". I accept that it's a broken system and it's the role of governments to fix it while corporations can only exploit it as best as they can. I still wish Nokia could stay outside this patent trolling bullshit. You're Finnish, not American. Cutthroat capitalism is not acceptable.

  6. Re:I'll ask it again by Daengbo · · Score: 0, Troll

    This isn't about the patents. This is about Nokia seeing their lucrative smart phone market get a serious bite taken out of it and digging through their patent portfolio to try to find a way to stifle competition.

    Yes. I never would have guessed that it'd be Nokia that created the "iPhone killer" (or that it'd come in the form of court documents).

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  7. What is this.... by Slash.Poop · · Score: 0, Troll

    ....the 4th or 5th story lately of Apple infringing patents?
    Yup, they seem like quite an upstanding and benevolent company.

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