Nokia Suing Apple

Nokia Suing Apple


Nokia has already sued Apple over GSM patents, and last week Nokia filed a complaint with the
International Trade Commission, which asked the commission to ban the import of Apple mobile
products including the MacBook, iPhone and iPods.
Nokia has filed another federal complaint against Apple, alleging that Curpertino is violating
7 more Nokia Patents. Nokia says these violations are all implementation patents, or features
that differentiate Nokia products from the rest of the market.
Nokia claims that the infringing technologies are present in the iPhone 3G, 3GS, iPod touch,
iPod Nano and Classic, as well as the Mac Pro, the Mac Mini, the MacBook and the MacBook.
Nokia wants a jury trial, and an injunction against Apple for allegedly violating the patents.
Not to be outdone, Apple is already counter-suing Nokia from its earlier suits, claiming
essentially that Nokia missed the boat on updating mobile phone technology and wants access to
Apple patents, while slowing Apple growth.

The big winners in all this will likely be the lawyers.

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But Apple also filed counter suit against nokia .......... read here

when Nokia sued Apple for infringement over essential wireless patents? Us neither, but Apple sure does — in a counter-suit which says Nokia is copying the iPhone interface. Says Bruce Sewell, Apple SVP and General Counsel:

“Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours”

And in the complaint:

“Nokia has rapidly lost share in the market for high-end mobile phones. Nokia has admitted that, as a result of the iPhone launch, the market has changed suddenly and [Nokia was] not fast enough changing with it. In response, Nokia chose to copy the iPhone, especially its enormously popular and patented design and user interface.”

They remind Nokia of their EVP, Anssi Vanjoki’s statement about the iPhone in 2007:

“[If] there is something good in the world, we copy with pride”

To which Apple responds:

“True to this quote, Nokia has demonstrated its willingness to copy Apple’s iPhone ideas as well as Apple’s basic computing technologies, all while demanding Apple pay for access to Nokia’s purported standards essential patent. Apple seeks redress for this behavior.”

Whether or not this leads to a quick(er) settlement and cross-licensing deal on both sides, it’s interesting to note the “mutually assured patent destruction” strategy we (and PreCentral.net regarding Palm vs. Apple) have spoken about before seems to be holding true. If one sues, the other(s) sue back. Boom. Merry $&@#ing Christmas indeed.
UPDATE 1: Engadget reveals:

Apple also says Nokia wanted to cross-license Apple’s various iPhone device patents as part of any deal, which Apple clearly wasn’t will to do.

UPDATE 2: Official Apple PR on the lawsuit.
UPDATE 3 & 4: Roughly Drafted explains in good detail a theory under which Nokia wouldn’t license their pooled patents to Apple under “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms,” and instead wanted a cross-licensing deal with access to Apple’s private (non-pooled) patents. Apple refused, Nokia sued, Apple sued back. (Thanks to JK in the comments).

i know that haha they are fighting like cats arnt they

morever now nokia is totally out of game coz its devices can not compete with apple or google android etc

both are not gonna win !!! but their lawyers will make good money

Tfs...

nokia is jst like nuts

useless phones like hell


moreover i also din't liked much teh apple i-phone

today the timeis of Anderoid based phone's

none of the comanies are conecentertaing in making such phones

inferior pricks (nokia)

mitra iphone ta sirra aa!! oh depend aa k ihnu tusi use kidda karde o!!

iphone theek aa menu jada pasand nahi aaya
mei jailbreak karke vi dekh laya
i dnt like nokia either