Nokia said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade...
Nokia said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents “in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers.” Nokia has an ongoing lawsuit against Apple over the…
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iPhone, which Nokia claims infringes on 10 patents. The seven Nokia patents in the latest complaint regard “Nokia’s pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the area of user interface, as well as camera, antenna and power management technologies,” Nokia said in a written statement. “These patented technologies are important to Nokia’s success as they allow better user experience, lower manufacturing costs, smaller size and longer battery life for Nokia products.” The ITC complaint is about protecting innovation, Paul Melin, Nokia general manager, said. “While our litigation in Delaware is about Apple’s attempt to free-ride on the back of Nokia investment in wireless standards, the ITC case filed today is about Apple’s practice of building its business on Nokia’s proprietary innovation.” An Apple spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.