Nokia who are struggling to compete with the Apple iPhone and just about any other Smartphone has launched another legal action, this time against the Apple iPad.
Nokia who are struggling to compete with the Apple iPhone and just about any other Smartphone has launched another legal action, this time against the Apple iPad.
In their latest action the Company said that they have extended its patent-infringement claims against Apple to include the new iPad.
The latest complaint, filed in the USA follows several other lawsuits by Nokia claiming that a broad swath of Apple products violate Nokia patents.
Nokia says the disputed technologies help reduce the size and cost of electronic gadgets.
In a counter claim Apple has lodged their own infringement claims against Nokia. They are also taking action against Taiwanese phone maker HTC who recently reported record growth selling Google Android ased phones.
Nokia’s latest lawsuit is aimed at the iPhone and the iPad 3G, the version of the device that can connect to the Web using cellphone networks. Nokia said the gadgets infringe five patents related to technology that makes voice and data communications more efficient, allowing the devices to be more compact.
An Apple spokesman, Steve Dowling, declined to comment on the new case but said the company had already filed a countersuit in December to earlier claims by Nokia. Apple claims Nokia is infringing on 13 of its patents, saying the company chose to “copy the iPhone” to recapture its share of the high-end phone market.
