Nokia Sues Apple Over iPhone Technology, Seeks Unspecified Royalties
Nokia Oyj has sued Apple Inc.over the technology used in the company’s iPhone, contending that it infringes on 10 patents held by the world’s largest phone manufacturer.
The suit, which was filed in federal court in Delaware, seeks royalties from Apple dating back to the iPhone’s introduction in 2007 but doesn’t specify how much all the royalties might total, reports Bloomberg.
The technology at issue in the case concerns encryption, security, speech coding and wireless data, the news agency reports. Nokia says it sought to license the technology to Apple, but the computer giant allegedly refused to pay. Millions of iPhones have been sold; Apple sold 7.4 million in the third quarter of this year, the news agency notes.
“By refusing to agree appropriate terms for Nokia’s intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia’s innovation,” says Ilkka Rahnasto of Nokia. He is the company’s vice president for legal and intellectual property.
Apple representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from the Bloomberg.
