Nokia Broadens Attack on Apple With New Lawsuit Targeting iPhone and iPad 3G
Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important Nokia patents.
The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing smaller and more compact devices. These patented innovations are important to Nokia's success as they allow improved product performance and design.
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Selling in techs accelerated following news that Nokia [NOK 10.62 -0.60 (-5.35%) ] is suing Apple [AAPL 237.15 -9.10 (-3.7%) ] over patent infringements.
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Nokia has sued Apple today, claiming that the iPad and iPhone infringe on five of its patents. The two companies have been throwing lawsuits back and forth for months, making this just the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter feud.
The specific technologies cited by Nokia include enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications, and antenna configuration enhancements.
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in a legal perspective it makes sense since the iPad 3G is just a big iPhone that cannot make phone calls. The same components that went into an iPhone are in the iPad so if Nokia is suing apple on the iPhone it makes sense to do the same on the iPad.
True, but there in lies the crux of this debacle. Nokias patents pertain to the phone part of this whole deal.
If Nokia does have a good patent that is being violated, Apple should pay.
If they're suing because of lost profits, how about using their own products on a daily basis and find out.
Can't Nokia just give up?
If they're suing because of lost profits, how about using their own products on a daily basis and find out.
So how do you explain Apple suing HTC?
By your logic, Apple fears lost sales to other companies that are more innovative.
And you'd be right in both cases. Both Nokia and Apple are clearly worried.
Well what's strange is that other companies have reproduced apple like features in their smartphones as well. So if Apple truly infringed on Nokia's patents then why are they not going after HTC and other makers as well?
Other companies supposedly license certain GSM patents from Nokia. Supposedly in the licensing negotiations with Apple, Nokia also wanted licensing of some of apple's patents in the deal. Apple refused. Or at least that's the points I remember from Oct. The Nokia vs Apple lawsuit is based around GSM patents.
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