Nokia takes aim at iPad in latest legal skirmish with Apple
Surprising exactly nobody, Nokia put the Apple iPad in its sights in its ongoing battle against Apple for patent infringement. Nokia originally sunk its legal hooks into Apple back in October, 2009, when it sued Apple in the United States District Court in the District of Delaware for violating many of its patents relating to GSM, WiFi, and UMTS. The suit itself was put on hold back in March pending an International Trade Commission investigation arising out of complaints filed by both parties, in which hearings are scheduled to be held in October and November. But just to keep things interesting, Nokia went ahead and filed a complaint in the United States District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin to add the iPad 3G to its list of infringing Apple products.
Why Wisconsin? Well, Nokia and Apple pretty much have their choice of venue, doing business all over the United States. It's likely that this particular district represents a blend of court rules and precedent that favor Nokia in some way.
[via Engadget]
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Maybe Nokia picked Wisconsin because they are a cheesy company.
May 08 2010 at 3:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat a country! Anyone can sue anyone for anything. The legal profession is ready and willing to take your case, no matter how stupid or ridiculous, as long as you are willing to pay their hourly fees. It's a free country, unless you want to take someone to court, then it's hundreds of dollars per hour.
May 08 2010 at 11:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPathetic cod eating losers, rightly afraid the euro is toast and their socialist
way of living is threatened.
Must be an easy life without the hassle of knowledge or thinking.
You should try it some time though, I mean thinking for yourself or even learning something about the world .. it doesn't hurt and is actually fun .. plus you wouldn't look like a complete hill-billy when you open your mouth.
T.
How to write for TUAW: Apple suing HTC? "Yeah, HTC are bastards!" Apple suing Nokia? "Yeah, Nokia sucks, I owned a 3650 ten years ago and it was lame!" Anyone suing Apple? "If you can't compete, you must sue!"
I wonder, sometimes.
"Nokia - Suing Apple" made me seriously lol =D
May 07 2010 at 10:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe first six to eight phones I owned were Nokia. I can't tell you which ones I owned as their naming is so ridiculous.
If they spent more time consolidating and innovating with their products and less time suing, they might not be losing market share to Blackberry, Android and iPhone OS.
Nokia's new motto:
'if you can't beat them, sue them'
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