Nokia sues Apple for iPhone patent infringement

Hmmm

Interesting that it's only now (some 2+ years since the original iphone hit the market) that Nokia are taking this legal action.

Is it just me or does this almost seem like sour grapes because Apple has battered Nokia's market share?

By hjlupton on 22 Oct 2009

Nope!

hjlupton last year Nokia held 40% of the market for the first time in its history! hardly a battering, Apple has a long way to go. more likely they have spent the last two years unable to agree on a figure.

By LiL_Ze on 22 Oct 2009

Nope!

hjlupton last year Nokia held 40% of the market for the first time in its history! hardly a battering, Apple has a long way to go. more likely they have spent the last two years unable to agree on a figure.

By LiL_Ze on 22 Oct 2009

Hmmm Hmmm

Hjlupton, are you a Apple shareholder trying to justify Apple's actions?

"By refusing to agree appropriate terms for Nokia's intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia's innovation,"




Hjlupton, are you a Apple shareholder trying to justify Apple's ations?

Sound more like Nokia have resulted to a lawsuit after a 2 years of failed negotiations with Apple.

If Ilkka Rahnasto is correct. I fully support Nokia.

By Tibbs on 22 Oct 2009

Eh?

Nokia still completely dominates both the phone and the smartphone markets (not that you'd know so from the press coverage).

It's just standard business practice. You don't bother suing until the product is successful because the awards are per-unit. Besides, Apple have always infringed patents and then settled out of court. I've always found it bizarre but that's just how they do things. And Nokia will get a nice fat settlement because Apple ain't going to risk some judge blocking iPhone sales.

By Bassey1976 on 22 Oct 2009

And Apple thought they could get away with this?

iPhone users are gonna hate Nokia for this - that might help the fruit sell more to fruitcakes who believe in their iFruit

But yeah, nuttyness aside, Bassey1976 is perfectly right - I'm sure though M$ and google have possibly broken patents too - or have they?

By nicomo on 22 Oct 2009

All Apple have done is develop similar features in the iPhone, it's not like they've stolen the code or hardware from a Nokia phone. Like most stupid patent battles it's over ideas.

One company has an idea and patents it and then act surprised when another company has the same idea and don't pay them vast sums of money just because they thought of it first.

By peterm2k on 23 Oct 2009