Nokia�s new ITC complaint vs. Apple
You have probably heard that Nokia and Apple have been involved in a few legal fight before, so the Finnish firm made an announcement just a couple of hours ago that it�s filing another ITC complaint, claiming that �virtually all of [Apple's] mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers� infringe on 7 Nokia patents relating to multitasking, data sync, positioning, call quality, and Bluetooth accessories. That�s quite interesting as the legal battle between Nokia and Apple looks like growing on a regular basis, to say the truth. That�s everything we know for the moment, but be sure, we�ll keep you updated as soon as some information comes to light.You have probably heard that Nokia and Apple have been involved in a few legal fight before, so the Finnish firm made an announcement just a couple of hours ago that it�s filing another ITC complaint, claiming that �virtually all of [Apple's] mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers� infringe on 7 Nokia patents relating to multitasking, data sync, positioning, call quality, and Bluetooth accessories. That�s quite interesting as the legal battle between Nokia and Apple looks like growing on a regular basis, to say the truth. That�s everything we know for the moment, but be sure, we�ll keep you updated as soon as some information comes to light.
Nokia files second ITC complaint against Apple
Published March 29, 2011
Alleges Apple infringes additional Nokia patents in virtually all products
Espoo, Finland � Nokia has filed a further complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes additional Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers.
The seven Nokia patents in the new complaint relate to Nokia�s pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the areas of multi-tasking operating systems, data synchronization, positioning, call quality and the use of Bluetooth accessories.
This second ITC complaint follows the initial determination in Nokia�s earlier ITC filing, announced by the ITC on Friday, March 25. Nokia does not agree with the ITC�s initial determination that there was no violation of Section 337 in that complaint and is waiting to see the full details of the ruling before deciding on the next steps in that case.
In addition to the two ITC complaints, Nokia has filed cases on the same patents and others in Delaware, US and has further cases proceeding in Mannheim, Dusseldorf and the Federal Patent Court in Germany, the UK High Court in London and the District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands, some of which will come to trial in the next few months.
�Our latest ITC filing means we now have 46 Nokia patents in suit against Apple, many filed more than 10 years before Apple made its first iPhone,� said Paul Melin, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Nokia. �Nokia is a leading innovator in technologies needed to build great mobile products and Apple must stop building its products using Nokia�s proprietary innovation.�
During the last two decades, Nokia has invested approximately EUR 43 billion in research and development and built one of the wireless industry�s strongest and broadest IPR portfolios, with over 10,000 patent families. Nokia is a world leader in the development of handheld device and mobile communications technologies, which is also demonstrated by Nokia�s strong patent position.
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