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Nokia Sues Apple Over iPhone Technology

Finnish cell phone maker alleges copyright infringement

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(Newser) – Nokia, the world's biggest cell phone maker, is suing Apple in US federal court for alleged copyright infringement, saying it has 10 claims on the technology used in the iPhone. The Finnish company said Apple used "fundamental" patented technologies concerning wireless data, speech recognition, security, and encryption. It has reasons to be concerned: This week Apple posted a blazing 47% jump in quarterly profits, while Nokia swung to a loss.

"The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute in technology development to establish standards create intellectual property, which others then need to compensate for," said Nokia's head of legal affairs. Apple, which has sold 30 million iPhones, refused to comment—but the American company threatened to sue competitor Palm on similar grounds earlier this year.

Three phones by Nokia, which is suing Apple for alleged copyright infringement.
Three phones by Nokia, which is suing Apple for alleged copyright infringement.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Nokia alleges that the iPhone infringes 10 of its patents.
Nokia alleges that the iPhone infringes 10 of its patents.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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mainlander
Oct 23, 09 9:24 AM CDT
I hope Nokia wins. Apple has been stealing technology for decades, starting with the GUI and mouse invented by Xerox. Reply
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spacematic
Oct 24, 09 9:26 AM CDT
The mouse wasn't invented by XEROX, it was invented by Douglas Engelbart and Bill English at Stanford Research Institute. Also, "stealing" is a very strong word. Apple was inspired, yes. Influenced? Certainly. Many XEROX employees worked on the Lisa and Mac, but the original Mac GUI wasn't a "port" or "lift" from Smalltalk or Star. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=On_Xerox,_Apple_and_Progress.txt&topic=Software%20Design&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date
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Yourself
Oct 23, 09 10:22 AM CDT
my problem with this is that they've had all this time to do it, why did they wait so long. I know if i had a patent on something and a major company like apple was using that patent, i'd sue them right away, i wouldn't have waited some 3 years or so. Reply
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AClotfelter
Oct 23, 09 10:53 AM CDT
Waiting a few years allows them to sue for much more money, now that the iPhone is successful.
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Yourself
Oct 23, 09 11:23 AM CDT
which is a problem in my opinion. It's not like they just discovered this issue. a judge should in this case have the right to say "hey, you could have stopped this earlier, instead you're being greedy and deliberately delaying legal action, that's your loss and shouldn't be taken out on another company."
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