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French newspaper Les Échos is reporting that the key ETSI vote to determine whose nano-SIM patent should become the standard has been postponed. The participating companies have failed to reach agreement after Nokia refused to license key patents to Apple in exchange for free use of Apple's technology. As a consequence, the vote will be postponed for a minimum of thirty days.

Meanwhile, RIM has followed Émile Zola's example and screamed J'Accuse! at Apple, claiming that Cupertino is trying to rig ETSI's decision by registering its own personnel as representatives from Bell Mobility, SK Telekom and KT Corp. The BlackBerry maker has petitioned the standards agency to ensure that proxy voting is not allowed, in an effort to blunt Apple's alleged plan. You can read the full text of RIM's filing after the break.

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Nano-SIM standard vote postponed while RIM accuses Apple of cheating originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Nokia has responded to Apple's move, making it clear that it still prefers its own design. Mark Durrant, director of communications for the Finnish firm said, "the principal issues remain the technical superiority of our proposal and that Apple's proposal does not meet the pre-agreed ETSI requirements... Apple's proposal for royalty free licensing seems no more than an attempt to devalue the intellectual property of others." We expect this to go back and forth a few more times.

Apple ready to license its nano-SIM design for free, on one not-so-nano condition originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's over. The patent battle between Nokia and Apple just ended not with an injunction, but with a press release citing a license agreement and payments from Apple to Espoo. The specifics of the agreement are confidential, but Nokia does say that Apple will make a one-time payment followed by on-going royalties. So, while Nokia may be having trouble selling its zombied handsets, at least its IP portfolio can help fill the coffers during the transition to Windows Phone. Read the full press release after the break.

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Apple and Nokia patent dispute ends with license agreement, Apple payments originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applelawsuitlegallicensinglicensing agreementLicensingAgreementlitigationnokiapatentroyaltiessettlementTue, 14 Jun 2011 01:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia keeps the lawyers well fed, returns to the ITC with fresh complaints about Apple]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/nokia-keeps-the-lawyers-well-fed-returns-to-the-itc-with-fresh/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/nokia-keeps-the-lawyers-well-fed-returns-to-the-itc-with-fresh/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/nokia-keeps-the-lawyers-well-fed-returns-to-the-itc-with-fresh/#comments Like a desperate suitor unable to take "no" for an answer, Nokia's come back to the ITC with fresh allegations about Apple using its patented technologies without proper authorization. On Friday, the International Trade Commission made an initial determination that Apple wasn't actually making use of five patents held by the Finnish company -- a ruling that has yet to be ratified by the Commission itself, notably -- which Nokia predictably "does not agree" with and is now countering with the addition of seven more patents it believes have been infringed. Those relate to multitasking, data synchronization, positioning, call quality, and Bluetooth accessories, and affect "virtually all products" in Cupertino's portfolio. Rather boastfully, Nokia informs us that a total of 46 of its patents are now being actioned in some sort of lawsuit against Apple, whether you're talking about the ITC, US, Dutch, German, or British courts. As the old saying goes, if you can't beat 'em, send in the lawyers. See Nokia's press release about this latest legal activity after the break.

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Nokia keeps the lawyers well fed, returns to the ITC with fresh complaints about Apple originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleclaimcomplaintdisputeinfringementintellectual propertyIntellectualPropertyinternational trade commissionInternationalTradeCommissionipip lawIpLawitclawlegalnokiapatentpatent lawPatentLawpatentsTue, 29 Mar 2011 06:38:00 EST<![CDATA[Kodak and Apple win early victories at International Trade Commission, big bucks hang in the balance]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/26/kodak-and-apple-win-early-victories-at-international-trade-commi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/26/kodak-and-apple-win-early-victories-at-international-trade-commi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/26/kodak-and-apple-win-early-victories-at-international-trade-commi/#comments Looks like the US International Trade Commission's had a busy week in tech, as Bloomberg reports the organization has ruled on two longstanding patent wars involving Apple, Nokia, RIM and Kodak. While neither is out of the woods quite yet, two companies have reason to be pleased: Apple and Kodak. ITC Judge E. James Gildea ruled that five Nokia patents don't apply to Apple products, making a ban on iDevice importation unlikely in the United States, and the commission has also agreed to reconsider Kodak's case against Apple and RIM (regarding camera image previews) with its full six members present. Since nobody likes having their products seized at customs, even such preliminary verdicts can lead to large cash sums being paid out, and Kodak thinks it's found a whopper here -- Bloomberg reports that Kodak received a total of $964 million in licensing fees from Samsung and LG, and the company thinks it can suck $1 billion out of its latest pair of defendants. We'll let you know how it goes down.

Kodak and Apple win early victories at International Trade Commission, big bucks hang in the balance originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AppledecisioninfringementInternational Trade ComissionInternationalTradeComissionITCKodaklawlawsuitlegalNokiapatentpatent infringementPatentInfringementpatentspreliminaryRIMverdictSat, 26 Mar 2011 16:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia ups the ante on Apple, adds 13 more patents to the 24 already asserted]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/nokia-ups-the-ante-on-apple-adds-13-more-patents-to-the-24-alre/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/nokia-ups-the-ante-on-apple-adds-13-more-patents-to-the-24-alre/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/nokia-ups-the-ante-on-apple-adds-13-more-patents-to-the-24-alre/#commentsWe told you that this would likely go on forever. Nokia just announced that the company has filed claims in the UK, Germany, and The Netherlands alleging that Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are infringing upon Nokia's patents. This adds 13 more patents to the 24 already asserted in the ITC and US federal claims. Here's a particularly snippy remark made Paul Melin, vice president, Intellectual Property at Nokia:

"The Nokia inventions protected by these patents include several which enable compelling user experiences. For example, using a wiping gesture on a touch screen to navigate content, or enabling access to constantly changing services with an on-device app store, both filed more than ten years before the launch of the iPhone."

The new Nokia patent claims are wide ranging covering user interface, on-device app stores, antenna structures, signal noise suppression, messaging functionality, chipsets, caller ID, display illumination, integration of multiple radios, and data card functionality. Click through for the full press release.

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Nokia ups the ante on Apple, adds 13 more patents to the 24 already asserted originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleclaimgermanylawsuitlegalnetherlandsnokiapatentpatent infringementpatent infringement lawsuitPatentInfringementPatentInfringementLawsuitPaul MelinPaulMelinukThu, 16 Dec 2010 08:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple v. Nokia: USITC comes out on Nokia's side in pre-trial hearing]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/03/apple-v-nokia-usitc-comes-out-on-nokias-side-in-pre-trial-hea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/03/apple-v-nokia-usitc-comes-out-on-nokias-side-in-pre-trial-hea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/03/apple-v-nokia-usitc-comes-out-on-nokias-side-in-pre-trial-hea/#commentsIt'll be a good, long while before the various spats between Nokia and Apple over intellectual property ever get fully resolved -- but Espoo's got an early ally in the form of the US International Trade Commission. The USITC has said early in the patent trial -- in which Apple is the plaintiff -- that "the evidence will not establish a violation" on Nokia's part, elaborating that portions of some patents were invalid and others simply weren't infringed at all. The judge in the case isn't expected to lay down the law (quite literally) until next February -- and he isn't obligated to take the USITC's side on the matter -- but we're sure the boys and girls over in Finland are high-fiving a bit on the news.

Update: Reader Florian Mueller wrote us to point out that the USITC comments only affect four of the many patents Apple is wielding against Nokia (alongside HTC and Motorola) in a variety of cases -- so yeah, this is far from over.

Apple v. Nokia: USITC comes out on Nokia's side in pre-trial hearing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleitclegalmobilenokiapatentpatent infringementPatentInfringementusitcWed, 03 Nov 2010 19:51:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia sues Apple again, says the iPad 3G infringes five patents]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/nokia-sues-apple-again-says-the-ipad-3g-infringes-five-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/nokia-sues-apple-again-says-the-ipad-3g-infringes-five-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/nokia-sues-apple-again-says-the-ipad-3g-infringes-five-patents/#commentsLooks like settlement negotiations in the various Nokia / Apple patent lawsuits aren't going too well -- Espoo's just hit Cupertino with a second federal patent lawsuit, this time alleging the iPad 3G and iPhone infringe five patents related to "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." Interestingly, Nokia's filed this one in the Western District of Wisconsin, a so-called "rocket docket" that's well-known for bringing patent cases to settlement or trial in just over a year. That means we could see some real movement in this dispute within our lifetimes, but we're not holding our breath for a definitive conclusion -- by our count, Apple and Nokia now have some five pending legal actions between them, including one that's been placed on hold pending an ITC decision. Anyone want to bet how long it takes for Apple to add another countersuit to the mix?

Nokia sues Apple again, says the iPad 3G infringes five patents originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 May 2010 11:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleipadipad 3gIpad3giphonelawsuitlegalnokiapatentpatentsFri, 07 May 2010 11:18:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia asks court to dismiss part of Apple patent lawsuit]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/nokia-asks-court-to-dismiss-part-of-apple-patent-lawsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/nokia-asks-court-to-dismiss-part-of-apple-patent-lawsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/nokia-asks-court-to-dismiss-part-of-apple-patent-lawsuit/#comments How do we know we're years away from a final resolution to the Nokia / Apple patent lawsuit? It's been six months since Nokia first filed its complaint, and the two parties are just now starting to argue about which specific substantive claims they're eventually going to argue about. Let's do a quick refresh: at the heart of the lawsuit is a conflict over Nokia's wireless patents, some of which are almost certainly essential to how cell data and WiFi operate. As a member of the ETSI and the IEEE licensing groups which oversee GSM and WiFi, Nokia's required to license its patents to anyone who asks on fair terms, but those terms aren't set in stone -- Nokia can negotiate separate licenses as it sees fit, and it apparently wanted Apple to cross-license its touchscreen patents as part of the deal. Apple said no, and now we're all in court, with both sides alleging patent infringement in three different lawsuits (one of which is on hold) and Apple claiming that Nokia is also liable for breach of contract, because it promised fair licensing terms and didn't deliver. Got all that? Right.

So that brings us to yesterday, when Nokia asked the court to dismiss all of Apple's contract-related claims, saying that they're simply a distraction from the real issue, which is patents, and that its license offers aren't unfair simply because Apple doesn't like them. In short: Apple and Nokia's patent lawsuit is currently not really about patents at all, but about whether or not it should also be a fight about contract terms in addition to a fight about patents, and that question won't be resolved for months. And that's why vigilante justice is the future of America's tarnished civilization something like 90 percent of patent cases eventually settle out of court.

P.S. Oh, and in case you're wondering, today Reuters reported that the first trial date isn't expected until 2012. So, yeah.

Nokia asks court to dismiss part of Apple patent lawsuit originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applebreach of contractBreachOfContractlawsuitlegalmotion to dismissMotionToDismissnokiapatentFri, 12 Mar 2010 14:57:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple / Nokia federal lawsuit put on hold pending ITC investigation]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/apple-nokia-federal-lawsuit-put-on-hold-pending-itc-investigat/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/apple-nokia-federal-lawsuit-put-on-hold-pending-itc-investigat/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/apple-nokia-federal-lawsuit-put-on-hold-pending-itc-investigat/#commentsWe normally wouldn't cover something so procedural, but given the heightened interesting Apple's patent dealings this week, we thought we'd note that Cupertino's tiff with Nokia in the federal courts has been put on hold while both companies argue their case before the US International Trade Commission. We expected the ITC to be the primary front in this fight from the start, but now we'll be particularly focused on the Commission's ruling, since several of the patent claims Apple's asserting against Nokia in this case are also being claimed against HTC. We don't have a timeline on when the Commission will reach a decision, but we'll keep an eye on things.

Apple / Nokia federal lawsuit put on hold pending ITC investigation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleinternational trade commissionInternationalTradeCommissionitclawsuitlegalnokiapatentus international trade commissionus itcUsInternationalTradeCommissionUsItcThu, 04 Mar 2010 14:39:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple retaliates: requests US import ban on Nokia phones]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/apple-retaliates-requests-us-import-ban-on-nokia-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/apple-retaliates-requests-us-import-ban-on-nokia-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/apple-retaliates-requests-us-import-ban-on-nokia-phones/#comments As expected, Apple just responded to Nokia's ITC request to ban Apple device imports with a US embargo request of its very own. Notice of Apple's complaint (without any detail) was posted yesterday on the website of the International Trade Commission -- a government agency tasked with protecting the US market from unfair trade practices. As you might recall, the whole Nokia v. Apple legal spat started with Nokia suing Apple for infringing upon Nokia patents relating to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi; a claim later expanded to include "implementation patents" covering a wide range of items including camera sensors and touchscreens. While the ITC hasn't agreed to investigate either Nokia's or Apple's complaints, it is customary to do so with investigations usually taking about 15 months to complete. We'll post more when the details of Apple's patent infringement complaint are revealed.

Apple retaliates: requests US import ban on Nokia phones originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applebaninternational trade commissionInternationalTradeCommissionitclawsuitlegalnokiapatentSat, 16 Jan 2010 07:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia asks ITC to ban iPhone, iPod, and MacBook imports, files another lawsuit against Apple]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nokia-asks-itc-to-ban-iphone-ipod-and-macbook-imports-files-a/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nokia-asks-itc-to-ban-iphone-ipod-and-macbook-imports-files-a/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nokia-asks-itc-to-ban-iphone-ipod-and-macbook-imports-files-a/#comments Looks like Nokia is going all-out in its patent fight with Apple: in addition to the lawsuit it's filed over GSM standards and last week's International Trade Commission complaint, Espoo just filed a second complaint with the federal court, alleging that Apple's infringing several "implementation patents" that cover everything from camera sensors to touchscreens. That's three fronts in the same war, if you're counting -- the original regarding GSM patents, and these two latest over specific device technologies. The biggest bombshell so far is the ITC complaint, in which Nokia's asking the commission to ban imports of basically every Apple mobile product from the MacBook to the iPhone for infringing its device patents -- a strategy we've seen in other high-profile cases. Since the ITC has the ability to move quite quickly, we'd expect that case to be the primary battleground for the moment -- but remember that Apple has plenty of its own incredibly broad patents of its own to fight back with here, so don't expect a quick resolution. Looks like 2010 is going to be awfully good for these attorneys, don't you think?

[Thanks, Matt]

Nokia asks ITC to ban iPhone, iPod, and MacBook imports, files another lawsuit against Apple originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia brings Apple patent fight to the ITC, says most Apple products infringe originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleitcitc complaintItcComplaintlawsuitlegalnokiapatentTue, 29 Dec 2009 15:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple countersues Nokia for infringing 13 patents]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/11/apple-countersues-nokia-for-infringing-13-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/11/apple-countersues-nokia-for-infringing-13-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/11/apple-countersues-nokia-for-infringing-13-patents/#comments So much for making nice. Apple just announced that it's countersuing Nokia for infringing thirteen of its patents -- slightly upping Nokia's claim that Apple's infringing ten. We haven't seen the case yet, but we'll post it up for you as soon as we find it -- and as we predicted in our breakdown of Nokia's complaint, this is shaping up to be a long and costly nightmare of a suit. Hey, do you think Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell might have a crazy lightning rod of a statement about the case for us?
"Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours," said Bruce Sewell, Apple's General Counsel and senior vice president.
Cool, thanks. We'll be in the corner under a Nomex blanket for the next few months.

Update: Here's the PDF of the reply -- we're still reading all 79 pages of it, but it's what we expected: Apple says Nokia's patents aren't actually essential to GSM / UMTS, denies infringing them, and says they're invalid and / or unenforceable anyway. Apple also says Nokia wanted unreasonable license terms for the patents, including a cross-license for Apple's various iPhone device patents as part of any deal, which Apple clearly wasn't willing to do. That's in stark contrast to what Nokia says it wants in its lawsuit -- all it's asked the court for is past due license fees on its patents. (Which is odd, if you think about it: Nokia wouldn't come to terms on a license that didn't include iPhone patents, but it'll spend the cash on litigation for past due fees? That seems silly.) Oh, and if you're just in this for the bitchy quotes, here you go:
As Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's executive Vice President and General Manager of Multimedia, stated at Nokia's GoPlay event in 2007 when asked about the similarities of Nokia's new offerings to the already released iPhone:"[i]f there is something good in the world, we copy with pride." 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.
We'll let you know if we see anything else of interest, but we'd say we're in for a long, bumpy ride here.

Apple countersues Nokia for infringing 13 patents originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applebreaking newsBreakingNewsbruce sewellBruceSewelllawsuitlegalnokiapatentFri, 11 Dec 2009 10:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia vs. Apple: the in-depth analysis]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/nokia-vs-apple-the-in-depth-analysis/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/nokia-vs-apple-the-in-depth-analysis/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/nokia-vs-apple-the-in-depth-analysis/#comments There's just something about Apple that makes people go crazy whenever the company's lawyers do even the simplest things -- whether it's filing routine trademark oppositions, getting patents granted, or, uh, defending allegations that the company is in league with the Mafia, Steve and friends just seem to inspire some strong reactions whenever they end up in the courtroom. So of course things got a little wild last Thursday when Nokia announced it was suing Apple over ten patents related to GSM, UMTS (what you know as 3G) and WiFi -- the pundit class immediately set upon the idea that the lawsuit was some sort of reaction to Nokia's diminishing cellphone marketshare and the perceived dominance of the iPhone, perhaps best exemplified by John Gruber's flippant "If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em." Nokia can't compete against Apple, so obviously it's abusing the hopelessly-broken patent system get a little payback, Espoo-style -- right?

Well, wrong. As usual, the race to hype this dispute as a bitter standoff between two tech giants desperate to destroy one another has all but ignored the reality of how patents -- especially wireless patents -- are licensed, what Nokia's actually asking for, and how it might go about getting it. And as you know, we just don't do things that way, so we've asked our old friend Mathew Gavronski, a patent attorney in the Chicago office of Michael Best & Friedrich, to help us sort things out and figure out what's really going on here -- read on for more.

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Nokia vs. Apple: the in-depth analysis originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3g802.11appleetsifeaturedfeaturesgsmieeeiphonelawsuitlegalnokiapatentumtswcdmawifiThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes ten patents]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/#comments Boom. Nokia's just hit Apple with a patent infringement lawsuit, claiming that "all iPhones models shipped" infringe on ten of Espoo's patents relating to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi. According to Nokia's press release, the patents in question have been licensed by some 40 other companies, "including virtually all the leading mobile device vendors," and Apple's refused to agree to "appropriate" license terms. That's pretty vague, actually -- it could either mean that Apple was willing to license the patents at a price less than what Nokia demanded, or it could mean that Apple refused to pay at all. We'll obviously be covering this one in great detail as it progresses -- stay tuned for a fun decade or so of litigation.

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Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes ten patents originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applebreaking newsBreakingNewsiphonelawsuitlegalmobilenokiapatentThu, 22 Oct 2009 10:52:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes ten patents]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/#comments Boom. Nokia's just hit Apple with a patent infringement lawsuit, claiming that "all iPhones models shipped" infringe on ten of Espoo's patents relating to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi. According to Nokia's press release, the patents in question have been licensed by some 40 other companies, "including virtually all the leading mobile device vendors," and Apple's refused to agree to "appropriate" license terms. That's pretty vague, actually -- it could either mean that Apple was willing to license the patents at a price less than what Nokia demanded, or it could mean that Apple refused to pay at all. We'll obviously be covering this one in great detail as it progresses -- stay tuned for a fun decade or so of litigation.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes ten patents originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We first heard of Typhoon Touch Technologies back in December when the company sued Dell and Motion Computing for infringing two of its patents on touchscreen computers, and armed with favorable settlements from Motion Computing and Electrovaya, Typhoon's gone ahead and joined a host of other companies to the Dell suit. Roll call: would Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia, and LG all report to Eastern District of Texas, please? Lunch will not be provided.

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Typhoon Touch Technologies sues everyone for infringing touch computing patents originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What would you do if the US patent office gave you the go-ahead on a far-reaching, non-specific application filed for a "mobile entertainment and communication device"? If your answer was that you would immediately draw up lawsuits against almost every major electronics manufacturer that even looked at a smartphone funny, you get a cookie. Yes folks, as impossible as it is to believe, the holders of the aforementioned patent have just sued Apple, Nokia, RIM, Sprint, AT&T, HP, Motorola, Helio, HTC, Sony Ericsson, UTStarcomm, and Samsung... amongst others. So eager was this company to sue, in fact, that legal papers were filed a day before the patent was granted, and subsequently had to re-submitted. The real sucker-punch here is that the patent simply combines a list of prior technologies jumbled into one product, a practice which has recently been ruled against by the Supreme Court. Still, we doubt it will stop the holders from trying to nab a few dollars in settlements, staying the work of real innovators, and generally making a mockery of our patent system. Bravo!

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Patent granted on smartphones, everyone sued originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What would you do if the US patent office gave you the go-ahead on a far-reaching, non-specific application filed for a "mobile entertainment and communication device"? If your answer was that you would immediately draw up lawsuits against almost every major electronics manufacturer that even looked at a smartphone funny, you get a cookie. Yes folks, as impossible as it is to believe, the holders of the aforementioned patent have just sued Apple, Nokia, RIM, Sprint, AT&T, HP, Motorola, Helio, HTC, Sony Ericsson, UTStarcomm, and Samsung... amongst others. So eager was this company to sue, in fact, that legal papers were filed a day before the patent was granted, and subsequently had to re-submitted. The real sucker-punch here is that the patent simply combines a list of prior technologies jumbled into one product, a practice which has recently been ruled against by the Supreme Court. Still, we doubt it will stop the holders from trying to nab a few dollars in settlements, staying the work of real innovators, and generally making a mockery of our patent system. Bravo!

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So by now you've heard about a little multi-touch device called the iPhone right? And you're well aware that Nokia is set to deliver their new S60 Touch Interface and likely a few new touch-screen devices sometime in 2008. Well, according to Richard Windsor, an analyst with London-based Nomura, Nokia could see "delays or holdups" in its smartphone strategy if Apple decided to unleash its army of lawyers in defense of its over 200 iPhone-related patent filings. (Note: that's "filings" not patents granted for intellectual property.) According to Mr. Windsor, "I think Apple will likely view Nokia as infringing on its user interface patents." Having said that, he further speculates that Apple and Nokia will likely end up in a settlement by 2009 in order to avoid a lengthy Qualcomm vs. Nokia battle in the courts. Of course, in a system whereby laggards and leaders attempt to gain or maintain competitive advantage through lawsuits and lobbyists rather than the innovations of their own engineers, anything goes. And yeah, we know there are a lot of ifs in there. Still, don't forget that Apple failed to defend the "look and feel" of its Mac OS in court against Microsoft back in the Windows 2.0 days, and Nokia's been making touchscreen devices for years, not months like Apple. So, lesson learned or big trouble in little Espoo, what say you? We're guessing the latter if that demonstration device (on the right) is ever released.

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Nokia and Apple to clash over touchscreen cellphone patents? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So by now you've heard about a little multi-touch device called the iPhone right? And you're well aware that Nokia is set to deliver their new S60 Touch Interface and likely a few new touch-screen devices sometime in 2008. Well, according to Richard Windsor, a London-based analyst with Nomura, Nokia could see "delays or holdups" in its smartphone strategy if Apple decides to unleash its army of lawyers in defense of its over 200 iPhone-related patent filings. (Note: that's "filings" not patents granted for intellectual property.) According to Mr. Windsor, "I think Apple will likely view Nokia as infringing on its user interface patents." Having said that, he further speculates that Apple and Nokia will likely end up in a settlement by 2009 in order to avoid a lengthy Qualcomm vs. Nokia battle in the courts. Of course, in a system whereby laggards and leaders attempt to gain or maintain competitive advantage through lawsuits and lobbyists rather than the innovations of their own engineers, anything goes. And yeah, we know there are a lot of ifs in there. Still, don't forget that Apple failed to defend the "look and feel" of its Mac OS in court against Microsoft back in the Windows 2.0 days, and Nokia's been making touchscreen devices for years, not months like Apple. So, lesson learned or big trouble in little Espoo, what say you? We're guessing the latter if that demonstration device (on the right) is ever released.

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