Apple Countersues Nokia, Claims 13 Patents Infringed

Ed Sutherland ()

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Apple Friday sued Nokia, claiming the Finnish cell phone giant infringed 13 patents. The countersuit follows an October lawsuit by Nokia which alleged the Cupertino, Calif. iPhone maker had infringed 10 patents.

“Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours,” said Bruce Sewell, Apple’s General Counsel and senior vice president in a statement.

The lawsuit follows a statement to investors stating Apple would “vigorously defend” Nokia’s allegations. In October, Nokia sued Cupertino, alleging the company was “trying to get a free ride on the back of Nokia’s innovations.” The original lawsuit named technologies covering GSM, 3G WSDMA and WLAN.

Nokia has suffered a number of market stumbles because of greater competition by Apple’s iPhone. On Thursday, Nokia shuttered flagship stores in New York and Chicago – a move coming just days after closing its Regent Street store in London. The cell phone maker said it would emphasize its relationships with carriers.

Apple has shown a 50 percent rise in iPhone sales, making it the third-largest smartphone seller. Those numbers came amid Nokia slipping to 39.3 percent of the market – down from 42.3 percent of sales in 2008. To cap it off, in November, Apple surpassed Nokia in profitability.

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[Via Gizmodo, Barrons, AppleInsider]

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  • porkchop1234

    I think Nokia should just merge with Microsoft. Considering both companies make shitty products they would be awesome bedfellows for one another.

  • iFanboy

    Quite right Apple ~ get after them! (and the rest)

  • bubbakush

    now nokia has less on apple then apple has on nokia.

    i dunno theres a lot of hate for he who wears the crown.

  • nabil2199

    @porkchop1234: smartphones, even successful ones, are niche products

  • porkchop1234

    @nabil2199: smart phones are niche products ???? LMFAO!!!!!! Dude get out of 1990 and talk to me when you arrive in 2009.

    Wake up and smell the coffee, the smart phone has become a driving force in the cellular market and with the advent of android many experts are predicting that within 10 to 15 years over half of North America will probably have a smart phone of some sort. That’s just North America never mind Asia and Europe.

    Right now people are griping over droid vs iphone but personally I’m loving every second of it and I hope that Apple vs Nokia heats up as well as hoping MS mobile will someday actually stop being gay. Why you may wonder??? The more competition between the big guys the better products offered down the road. In the end the big winners are the customers.

  • http://necessarycool.com Jef

    Nokia needs to create better phones that people want, that’s the path to success, not ticking off Apple