12/29/2009 11:29:45 AM
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Nokia Corp. (NOK) on Tuesday fired the latest salvo in a patent-infringement battle with Apple Inc. (AAPL), filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that the California-based maker of popular computers and music players infringes multiple Nokia patents with its products.
Nokia alleges that "Apple infringes Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players and computers." Nokia said the seven patents in the complaint relate to user interface as well as camera, antenna and power-management technologies Apple uses in its products.
"While our litigation in Delaware is about Apple's attempt to free-ride on the back of Nokia investment in wireless standards, the ITC case filed today is about Apple's practice of building its business on Nokia's proprietary innovation," said Paul Melin, in charge of patent licensing at Nokia. T
he companies have gone back and forth for the better part of the year, with Nokia demanding in May and then again in September that Apple pay a royalty to license its patents. Nokia sued for patent infringement in October, and Apple earlier this month denied the charges and said it was countersuing Nokia for allegedly infringing 13 of Apple's patents.
Since Apple's launch of the iPhone smartphone, Nokia - the world's biggest cellphone maker - and others have struggled to keep pace in the fast-growing smartphone market. In its fiscal fourth quarter, Apple reported sales of 7.4 million iPhones, up 7% from year-ago levels.
In October, Nokia reported its sales volume dropped 8% to 109 million units during the third quarter.
Shares of Apple were down 0.8% to $209.87 in recent trading, and American depositary shares of Nokia were down a penny to $12.69. - By Nathan Becker, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2855; nathan.becker@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones NewswiresDecember 29, 2009 11:29 ET (16:29 GMT) |
发表于 2009-12-29 14:52
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