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Nokia: Most of Apple Product Line Infringes Our Patents

John Paczkowski — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:59:38 +0000

Oh, it’s really on now.

Nokia today upped the ante in its ongoing patent dispute with Apple, filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in which it claims that Apple infringes its patents “in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players and computers.”

According to the Finnish cellphone maker, Apple (AAPL) is illegally leveraging seven Nokia (NOK) patents related to user-interface design and camera, antenna and power-management technologies to “create key features” in its products.

“Nokia has been the leading developer of many key technologies in small electronic devices,” said Paul Melin, general manager of patent licensing at Nokia. “This action is about protecting the results of such pioneering development….The ITC case filed today is about Apple’s practice of building its business on Nokia’s proprietary innovation.”

Nokia’s ITC complaint escalates a nasty legal battle that began in October when it sued Apple, claiming the company’s iPhone infringed 10 of its patents. Apple subsequently countersued, alleging Nokia copied the iPhone and 13 of the patented technologies on which it is based.

I’ve asked Apple for comment and will update here if the company responds.

TiVo Off; Appeals Court Stays Ruling Vs. EchoStar, DISH

Eric Savitz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:50:47 +0000

TiVo (TIVO) shares this morning are heading lower after the company said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has granted a request by EchoStar (SATS) to stay a contempt order imposed by a lower court pending the outcome of EchoStar’s appeal in the the patent dispute between the two companies.

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Qualcomm To Pay Broadcom $891M In Patent Settlement

Eric Savitz — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:41:50 +0000

Qualcomm (QCOM) announced that it will pay Broadcom (BRCM) $891 million over a four-year period to settle their long-standing patent dispute. The deal settles all existing litigation between the companies. Each receives certain rights to the patent portfolios of the other company. Terms of the licensing revenue model for Qualcomm’s 3G and 4G patents are unchanged.

The two companies agreed not to assert patents against each other; Broadcom also agreed not to sue Qualcomm’s customers over products that include Qualcomm chips in cellular prodocuts.

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