Nokia turns up heat in patent battle with Apple
Mobile giant Nokia has fired another salvo in its patent battle against Apple.
The battle for control of the smartphone market just got more interesting, with Nokia launching a new patent broadside against iPhone maker Apple.
Nokia filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) this week alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents in "virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers" sold.
The seven patents at issue relate to Nokia technology being used by Apple to create features in user interface, camera, antenna and power management technologies, it said in a statement.
A Nokia spokesman said the firm expected the ITC to decide whether to pursue the case in around 30 days. Any possible injunction against the sale of Apple products with regard to the alleged patent infringement would not happen until early 2011.
Apple was not immediately available for comment.
The ITC action is the latest step taken by Nokia to fight off fierce competition from Apple, with the inclusion of the US firm's iconic iPod and iMac products in the complaint marking an escalation from previous patent claims.
Both firms had earlier this year launched patent infringement suits against the other.
Tit for tat
Analysts say the dispute, potentially involving hundreds of millions of dollars in annual royalties, reflects the shifting balance of power in the mobile industry as mobile phones morph into handheld computers that can play video games and surf the web. They have said it could take years to resolve.
Relative newcomer Apple trails the Finnish firm in mobile phone shipments, but has gained a lot of ground against the market leader in the smartphone segment thanks to the iPhone.
Apple, which entered the industry in mid-2007, overtook Nokia last quarter as the mobile phone maker generating the highest total operating profit.
In October, Nokia said it had filed a lawsuit in the US state of Delaware, accusing Apple of infringing 10 patents and trying to hitch a "free-ride" on Nokia's technology investments.
This month Apple struck back, saying Nokia infringed 13 of its patents and accusing the Finnish firm of anti-competitive practices. Nokia said the countersuit did not change anything fundamental in its own case.
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The battle for control of the smartphone market just got more interesting, with Nokia launching a new patent broadside against iPhone maker Apple.
Nokia filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) this week alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents in "virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers" sold.
The seven patents at issue relate to Nokia technology being used by Apple to create features in user interface, camera, antenna and power management technologies, it said in a statement.
A Nokia spokesman said the firm expected the ITC to decide whether to pursue the case in around 30 days. Any possible injunction against the sale of Apple products with regard to the alleged patent infringement would not happen until early 2011.
Apple was not immediately available for comment.
The ITC action is the latest step taken by Nokia to fight off fierce competition from Apple, with the inclusion of the US firm's iconic iPod and iMac products in the complaint marking an escalation from previous patent claims.
Both firms had earlier this year launched patent infringement suits against the other.
Tit for tat
Analysts say the dispute, potentially involving hundreds of millions of dollars in annual royalties, reflects the shifting balance of power in the mobile industry as mobile phones morph into handheld computers that can play video games and surf the web. They have said it could take years to resolve.
Relative newcomer Apple trails the Finnish firm in mobile phone shipments, but has gained a lot of ground against the market leader in the smartphone segment thanks to the iPhone.
Apple, which entered the industry in mid-2007, overtook Nokia last quarter as the mobile phone maker generating the highest total operating profit.
In October, Nokia said it had filed a lawsuit in the US state of Delaware, accusing Apple of infringing 10 patents and trying to hitch a "free-ride" on Nokia's technology investments.
This month Apple struck back, saying Nokia infringed 13 of its patents and accusing the Finnish firm of anti-competitive practices. Nokia said the countersuit did not change anything fundamental in its own case.
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Honestly this battles going in for a total waste. Google will soon rule the market killing both Nokia and Apple.
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