Apple Countersues Nokia
Dec 11, 2009, 10:17 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Dec 11, 2009, 11:54 AM
Today Apple filed a countersuit against Nokia, claiming that it is infringing on 13 Apple patents. Nokia sued Apple in October over wireless patents. At that time, Nokia alleged that Apple was infringing on 10 of its patents concerning the vital workings of GSM-based cell phones. Apple's countersuit addresses a number of Nokia's claims, refuting many of them. Apple's own complaints point out that Nokia has publicly admitted that it will copy good ideas. "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. In the lawsuit, Apple says that Nokia's original suit against Apple is in response to its own declining market share, and represents Nokia's attempt to regain lost revenues. Apple claims that Nokia is asking unfair licensing rates for its valid patents.Â
source: Apple
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Even though the iPhone uses the same security and encryption for its base OS as Mac's do.
They included almost every other handset maker in the lawsuit, but Apple wa...
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Ouch Nokia! And your phones are crap, too!
So in other words, Nokia said "hey, that iPhone looks awesome, can we have some? We have some crappy unenforceable patents that are standard to the industry we can give you"
Your point being?
Apple claims that Nokia is asking unfair licensing rates for its valid patents.
Hey Bruce...
"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.
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It's like saying the iPhone ripped off Pocket PC because they both use a touch s...
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