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Nokia and Apple at War over Patents
Apple Inc. (“Apple”) won the first round of its patent war with Nokia, as a U.S. international trade judge found that Apple did not violate any of the five Nokia patents in question. The finding comes as a result of Nokia’s claim against Apple for infringement of patents found in Apple devices, particularly the iPhone, 3GS mobile phone and iPod Nano portable music player.
The decision from Judge James Gildea, of the International Trade Commission (ITC), will be reviewed by the entire commission where they will decide to either uphold or throw out the ruling. The target date for the decision is August 1, 2011.
Shortly after this decision from the ITC, Nokia launched another lawsuit against Apple, alleging that Apple infringed additional Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers. Nokia stated that the patents cited in the new complaint relate to its “pioneering innovations” which Apple is using to “create key features in its products, including in multitasking operating systems, data synchronization, position, call quality and the use of Bluetooth accessories.”
Nokia has also sued Apple in Britain, Germany and the Netherlands for allegedly infringing its patents used in the iPhone, iPad and the iPod Touch.
For additional information, visit:
http://tinyurl.com/Apples-Wins-Against-Nokia
http://tinyurl.com/Nokia-Sues-Apple-Again