Nokia Steps Up Patent Fight Against Apple with Another Lawsuit
Nokia Steps Up Patent Fight Against Apple with Another Lawsuit
Posted 01/04/2010 at 12:29pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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No point in saving any ammunition for tomorrow: all out war means just that--all out. Nokia has opened up a third front in its legal battle with Apple with a second complaint filed in U.S. federal courts, this one alleging infringement on “implementation patents” held by Nokia.
This lawsuit argues that Apple’s implementation technology in the iPhone, from camera sensors to touchscreens, treads on Nokia’s intellectual property. This is in addition to an initial lawsuit about infringement on GSM patents, and an unfair trade complaint filed with the International Trade Commission (ITC).
Whether Nokia’s move is one of strength or weaknesses isn’t yet clear. This third filling, along with the request to the ITC to ban imports on Apple mobile products (including laptops), might be Nokia flexing its muscles, signalling to Apple just how serious it is about these various complaints. Or, it might be Noika going for broke--firing off everything in their legal arsenal in the hopes of wounding Apple enough to force a favorable settlement.
Round two in the battle may be the first to be resolved. Nokia expects the ITC to decide in 30 days whether to take up Nokia’s unfair trade complaint.
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mikeart03a
January 04, 2010 at 11:35pm
Well, I don't quite know what's going on, but in many ways it would be nice to see Apple taken down a rung or two and play along with the rest of the industry. No matter how 'innovative' your product is, it's still no excuse for charging a ton of money for a product with substandard features.
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edorsi
January 04, 2010 at 2:22pm
If Apple is at fault here I'll be happy to see Nokia wipe that smug holier-than-thou smirk off of Apple's face. That being said I'm probably getting and iPhone next :(
nekollx
January 04, 2010 at 12:57pm
And please don't call me a Apple Fan boy, but i just can get this image out of my head as Apple as the like a big brother/big sister with it's palm on little brother Nokia's forhead with Nokia flailing it's arms and crying "no fair, no faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaair! Moooooooooooooooooooooooom!"
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Khaled
January 04, 2010 at 1:57pm
as a former "nokia fanboy" between 97-07, can I have a LOL?
LOOOOOOOOOOL
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