Nokia files suit against Apple, claims patent infringement

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Nokia makes the world’s most widely-used handsets — by a wide margin — and they went on the offensive to defend their technology announcing a lawsuit against Apple, Inc. The claim, filed in Delaware district court, alleges 10-counts of patent infringement for technologies used in all iPhones produced since 2007. Nokia’s press release states, “Apple’s iPhone infringes Nokia patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards.” No other specifics about the suit have been released. After Apple’s recent earnings blowout announcement we can guarantee you one thing: if these claims have any merit Apple will be settling.

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  • Gabriel

    A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality (PC-mobile handset convergence). There is no industry standard definition of a smartphone. For some, a smartphone is a phone that runs complete operating system software providing a standardized interface and platform for application developers. For others, a smartphone is simply a phone with advanced features like e-mail, Internet and e-book reader capabilities, and/or a built-in full keyboard or external USB keyboard and VGA connector. In other words, it is a miniature computer that has phone capability. Iphone seems like a smartphone to me! As far as Nokia goes what dont they have copyrights too. They are one of the godfathers that started it all.

  • Ugandan Giant

    @TechnoBeaver

    You’re a fuck and a half, aren’t you?

    “It wasn’t posted on BGR”…
    Holy shitballs, are you trying to say that you use gadget/rumor blog sites as a basis of information?

    Do you understand that BGR posts the links to this info so that they expect an INTELLIGENT reader to click it and read for themselves? (Not to mention to cover their lazy asses from having to summarize the whole thing… oh, and not to mention that a direct reproduction of the info violates a few laws here or there). So yeah, if you’re only going by what BGR reports, that means all these years of reading BGR and you’ve only been getting half the stories.

    And even then, you’re going to take half-assed journalism by sarcastic nobodies and try to claim its credible news, then get all pissy at everyone else from trying to clarify and make sense of it?

    Let me guess, you watch the Daily Show and think its real news, don’t you? You’re one of this idiots who thinks SNL (or Rush Limbaugh, or Keith Olbermann) gives you unbiased political info, don’t you? Damn I hope you dont vote.

    On top of all that, you’re SOOOOOO angry over Apple getting sued. Really dude? Really? Because whether you’re love Apple or hate Apple, Steve Jobs isn’t doing any favors for you man and at the end of the day, he’s stuffing fucking $100 dollar bills under his mattress every night; suit or no suit.
    And BGR? They don’t give a crap about you either… they like it when you post so they can collect that ad revenue! Oh yeah, it was on CNN.com the other day: Internet ad revenue going on an upturn! What what! A good day for BGR and sites to make more money off your dumb ass.

    So thanks for being as asshole ‘net slave. I call you Toby now. Yeah, you’re so proud of how long of a BGR reader you are, like anyone cares.

  • TechnoBeaver

    @ Ughandan Troll

    Hey, Mr. New Money, what does it mean when you call me “Toby”? I’m sorry, I don’t understand the reference.

    Thank-you for your cooperation,

    Conrad Hernandez

  • Mikee

    I’m going to start using “Conrad Hernandez” in place of “douchebag” in all my sentences from now on.

  • Marc

    @ technobeaver,

    Being around for 10 minutes or never reading some one’s post does not make them unqualified to inform you that your grammar is terrible. Also, your mobile device has a QWERTY keyboard and auto-correct – excuse denied. Secondly, Nokia is responsible for over 11,000 mobile patents alone. Almost every phone on the market pays Nokia for one of those patents. I have an iPhone and love it, however, my love for my phone does not justify Apple not paying for patents. You also made the comment that anyone who is not a lawyer should basically shut the fuck up. You’re not a lawyer and you also demonstrate very little knowledge on the legality of business-to-business relations. Therefore, shut the fuck up.

    Lastly, you also clearly illustrated that you’re far too lazy to read the whole story and therefore form an informed comment about it. Therefore, shut the fuck up. Stop making this thread a huge deal in your life and let the people who want to discuss it discuss it. You’re like a ten year old boy complaining on a Counterstrike server.

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