Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes ten patents

by Nilay Patel Oct 22nd 2009 @ 10:52AM

Boom. Nokia's just hit Apple with a patent infringement lawsuit, claiming that "all iPhones models shipped" infringe on ten of Espoo's patents relating to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi. According to Nokia's press release, the patents in question have been licensed by some 40 other companies, "including virtually all the leading mobile device vendors," and Apple's refused to agree to "appropriate" license terms. That's pretty vague, actually -- it could either mean that Apple was willing to license the patents at a price less than what Nokia demanded, or it could mean that Apple refused to pay at all. We'll obviously be covering this one in great detail as it progresses -- stay tuned for a fun decade or so of litigation.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Filed under: Nokia, Apple

Tags: apple, breaking news, BreakingNews, iphone, lawsuit, legal, nokia, patent

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Jouten @ Oct 22nd 2009 12:20PM

Finally. Someone is slapping Apple silly. Oh, too late.

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Who? @ Oct 22nd 2009 3:28PM

Not too late for a fat settlement, though.

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Travis @ Oct 23rd 2009 12:38AM

if you read articles clearly nokia and apple were in talks for long..apple refuse to pay.

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darthgault @ Oct 22nd 2009 8:17PM

good for Nokia .... Apple has become a bully ... to it's developers and consumers ... it's about time someone tightened the screws on them a bit.

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jojo @ Oct 22nd 2009 5:44PM

I think Nokia should try and win the war by releasing a descent touchscreen phone instead of suing.
I should be suing Nokia for releasing a half baked phone they call the N97.

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bradsh @ Oct 22nd 2009 6:08PM

Or they could do both: litigate AND release the N900. Hooray!

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iphoneapps @ Oct 22nd 2009 7:39PM

Ha. Thats awesome.Nokia are jealous because they cant
catch up and control the market . No wonder its because iphone allows
everyone to profit from - including you and me - www.serious-iphoneprofits.cjb.net

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Chris P @ Oct 23rd 2009 3:41AM

38% marketshare is pretty solid market control compares to everyone else's puny share wouldnt you say.

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@ZEPHWASHINGTON @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:13PM

HAPPY NATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY AND

SCREW YOU NOKIA NO ONE EVEN LIKE UR STUPID CRAPPY OVER PRICED PHONES OR WHAT EVER THOSE THINGS ARE

OH AND SWITCH TO MAC NO WIN 7

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oyildirim @ Oct 23rd 2009 1:23AM

ITS NATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY, NOT BE A INTERNET RETARD DAY

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Jonas @ Oct 23rd 2009 9:47AM

Nokia ain't suing Apple for the fantastic UI in iPhone..they sue them because they don't pay for using patents owned by other mobile makers. There are thousands and thousands of patents out there and they all use eachothers, paying for doing so...but NOT Apple...in this case the basic standard for creating a network connection with UMTS, WiFi and GSM.

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