Nokia Pushes Patent Lawsuit Against Apple

By: on 3.30.11
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Nokia believes that Apple is violating its wireless patents, using their innovations to build the iPhone. The lawsuits cover forty-six patents, some of which existed up to ten years before the iPhone. Patent infringement is becoming a major issue for tech companies and Nokia is looking to protect over $60 billion in research. Read the full article at eWeek.com

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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  • Jared

    In order for the plaintiff to win a patent lawsuit, they must prove to the court that they were in fact the original inventor, and that the defendant infringed their patent. The defendant must then prove one of the following in order to win the case:

    • The patent was not infringed
    • The patent is unenforceable
    • The patent was never valid

  • Randall

    Patent infringements are so confusing… I did find a good definition at 
    http://www.ip-holdings.com/patent-infringement and to be honest, it goes to show that what define this things are mere technical details…