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Nokia Sues Apple, Claims Patent Infringement in iPhone and Other Devices (marketwatch.com)

Posted by msmash on from the patent-war dept.

Nokia today announced a number of patent infringement complaints against Apple in Europe and the U.S. courts. There are 32 patents in total that Nokia claims Apple infringed, covering technologies such as display, user interface, software, antenna, chipsets and video coding. From a report on MarketWatch: Nokia said Apple agreed to license a few of Nokia Technologies' patents in 2011, but has declined offers by Nokia since then to license other patents whose inventions have been used in Apple mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad, and the Mac. The lawsuits, filed in a Munich, Germany, regional court and a district court in Texas, cover technologies such as display, user interface, software, antenna, chipsets and video coding. Nokia said it's in the process of filing further actions in other jurisdictions as well. "After several years of negotiations trying to reach agreement to cover Apple's use of these patents, we are now taking action to defend our rights," said Ilkka Rahnasto, head of patent business at Nokia.

5 of 77 comments (clear)

  1. Grief stage 6 by tripleevenfall · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Grief stage 6... patent trolling.

    1. Re:Grief stage 6 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Apple mainly has design patents for things like swipe bounce and round corners. Plus they still have to go through stages 1-5.

      Apple is a notorious technical patent thief who sued another company for design patent thievery and is now being sued for technical patent thievery. What's that you say? It's the smell of deliciously stewed Karma.

  2. declined "offers" ? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's the drill: when you're trying to shake someone down, you call it an 'offer'.

    --
    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  3. A District Court in Texas by Volfied · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A District Court in Texas, eh? I wonder which one...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  4. Re:Once the largest cell phone company by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Are you aware that Apple are infringing on many patents, genuine patents and real innovations as opposed to their own "patents" of sliding a button to the side etc.? They rely on their size to get away with it, but nevertheless, they are infringing on patents.

    Companies like Ericsson and Nokia "do" and "teach" like you say, while companies like Apple just sue to get their way.