nsomos
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Authored by nsomos on Dec 21, 2016 21:12:45 GMT
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Authored by wayneborean on Dec 21, 2016 22:25:42 GMT
Here is Nokia's official statement. While I am not a big believer in patents, this particular case appears to be built on solid ground. Nokia has always done huge amounts of R&D, and has an enormously valuable patent pool. I suspect that Apple may be in big trouble. This case is likely to be appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, so we will not see a quick resolution.
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nsomos
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Authored by nsomos on Dec 22, 2016 15:03:20 GMT
I would wager that not one of those patents Nokia is suing Apple over, is rounded rectangles or other such design patents.
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Authored by wol on Dec 23, 2016 15:04:54 GMT
> These actions have been filed with the Regional Courts in Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Munich in Germany and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, with 32 patents in suit across all of the actions, covering technologies such as display, user interface, software, antenna, chipsets and video coding. Nokia is in the process of filing further actions in other jurisdictions.
And how many of these are software patents? Sorry Nokia, but "user interface", "software", and "video coding" all look like they are going to fall foul of the recent change of heart by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal. Those patents are hopefully dead in the water.
As for "display", "antenna" and "chipsets", they look more promising. But we'll see ...
Cheers, Wol
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