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Nokia says Apple infringes more patents
29 Mar 2011 at 07:02hrs | Views
Finland - Nokia has filed a further complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes additional Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers.
Nokia says the seven Nokia patents in the new complaint relate to its pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the areas of multi-tasking operating systems, data synchronization, positioning, call quality and the use of Bluetooth accessories.
This second ITC complaint follows the initial determination in its earlier ITC filing, announced by the ITC on Friday, March 25 where Judge E.James Gildea's findings were that Apple is not violating Nokia's five patents.
These patents had been related to Nokia's touch screens, battery life and cameras. The judge's decision was subject to review by a six-member commission on August 1 2011.
This commission has the power to block or ban the importation of products that infringe any US patent. Nokia had sought to collect royalties on the global sales of Apple's iPhones.
Nokia says it does not agree with the ITC's initial determination that there was no violation of Section 337 in that complaint and is waiting to see the full details of the ruling before deciding on the next steps in that case.
In addition to its two ITC complaints, Nokia has filed cases on the same patents and others in Delaware, US and has further cases proceeding in Mannheim, Dusseldorf and the Federal Patent Court in Germany, the UK High Court in London and the District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands, some of which will come to trial in the next few months.
"Our latest ITC filing means we now have 46 Nokia patents in suit against Apple, many filed more than 10 years before Apple made its first iPhone," says Paul Melin, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Nokia.
"Nokia is a leading innovator in technologies needed to build great mobile products and Apple must stop building its products using Nokia's proprietary innovation."
During the last two decades, Nokia has invested approximately €43bn in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios, with over 10 000 patent families.
Nokia says the seven Nokia patents in the new complaint relate to its pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the areas of multi-tasking operating systems, data synchronization, positioning, call quality and the use of Bluetooth accessories.
This second ITC complaint follows the initial determination in its earlier ITC filing, announced by the ITC on Friday, March 25 where Judge E.James Gildea's findings were that Apple is not violating Nokia's five patents.
These patents had been related to Nokia's touch screens, battery life and cameras. The judge's decision was subject to review by a six-member commission on August 1 2011.
This commission has the power to block or ban the importation of products that infringe any US patent. Nokia had sought to collect royalties on the global sales of Apple's iPhones.
Nokia says it does not agree with the ITC's initial determination that there was no violation of Section 337 in that complaint and is waiting to see the full details of the ruling before deciding on the next steps in that case.
In addition to its two ITC complaints, Nokia has filed cases on the same patents and others in Delaware, US and has further cases proceeding in Mannheim, Dusseldorf and the Federal Patent Court in Germany, the UK High Court in London and the District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands, some of which will come to trial in the next few months.
"Our latest ITC filing means we now have 46 Nokia patents in suit against Apple, many filed more than 10 years before Apple made its first iPhone," says Paul Melin, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Nokia.
"Nokia is a leading innovator in technologies needed to build great mobile products and Apple must stop building its products using Nokia's proprietary innovation."
During the last two decades, Nokia has invested approximately €43bn in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios, with over 10 000 patent families.
Source - Sapa
