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Nokia Sues Apple For Patent Infringement Over iPhone

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on October 22, 2009

Finland’s wireless giant Nokia said today that it is suing Apple for what it says are violations of 10 patents it holds on several wireless technologies.

The patents in question, it says are fundamental to making devices like the iPhone compatible with certain wireless network standards including GSM, the network technology behind AT&T Wireless and other networks on which the iPhone operates around the world, as well as wireless LAN technologies, which means Wi-Fi, and UMTS.

Nokia’s complaint — which I haven’t read in full yet — apparently is based upon the principle that when companies contribute their intellectual property to industry standards they need to get compensated for it. Nokia’s press release quotes Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President, Legal & Intellectual Property as saying that “By refusing to agree appropriate terms for Nokia’s intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia’s innovation.” Nokia says the patents have been infringed by all Apple iPhones shipped since 2007.

The case has been filed in the Federal District Court in Delaware, and as soon as I have a copy of the complaint, I’ll post it here. The press release is here.

Update:As promised here’s a copy of Nokia’s complaint which I uploaded to Scribd. It’s also embedded below.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment citing the company’s policy of not commenting on pending litigation.


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Tby

October 22, 2009 01:24 PM

Nokia is grasping at straws. They attempted this in the EU and were slapped down. The patents they claim are questionable too. Can probably be challenged.

ED

October 22, 2009 02:34 PM

The technologies Apple used in the iPhone are pretty standard technologies made by companies like Infineon, TI, etc. And the same technology is being used in Blackberry and other smart phone. If Nokia want to stop iPhone from steamrolling them, they should sue everybody and do that when the first gen iPhone came out.

rd

October 22, 2009 02:44 PM

Apple is already paying royalties via the GSM consortium.
and the chip it purchases which contain the technology.

If Nokia thinks it can take webkit without infringing on IP of Apple is laughable. What about Multi-Touch. Wait until Apple receives a trademark on that one. How about video, quicktime. os. dock. Everything in Xt can be sued. it can sue for copy-n-paste. how about drag-n-drop.

Chuck Gaffney

October 22, 2009 02:51 PM

ah, suing, the strategy of a failing company to somehow overcome a better performing company when they choose not to improve products, hire better people or innovate.

fanman

October 22, 2009 03:05 PM

It's a logical step. Apple would have done the same, had Nokia started using e.g the multi-touch screen. There's no free lunch (or apple)!

John

October 22, 2009 04:14 PM

I think this is what Chuck Gaffney really meant.
ah, trying to steal technology, the strategy of a failing company to somehow overcome a better performing company when they choose not to improve products. Hire better people and innovate your own products and pay when using someone else´s technology.

muckraker

October 22, 2009 05:25 PM

The sad part is most people would applaud Apple suing Microsoft on shakier legal ground than this. Nokia must have an arguable complaint or their high priced corporate lawyers would not have bothered filing the suit. I only hope it doesn't set US technology back any further if they win. Every time we get some "new" technology Japan or Europe has already had it for a year or more.

OhhJohnny

October 22, 2009 07:20 PM

Can't say I know the exact specifics of this case, but I didn't hear the fanboys upset when Apple went after Psystar.

RT

October 23, 2009 01:36 AM

Some of you folks need to understand the difference with STANDARDS related IP and IMPLEMENTATION IP. And the fact that whoever implements it first is not necessarily the one who has spent R&D dollars/euros on it first.

I don't think Nokia is trying to gain access to Apple's IP for free. I have read somewhere that Nokia is one of the most respected companies when it comes to IPR. A company that big, investing huge amounts to protecting their IP, simply cannot go exploiting others IP.


free lunch... multi-touch, come to think of it... take a look at US7,075,513 patent and who it's assigned to. And pay attention to the filing date. When was iPhone announced again?

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