Andre Yoskowitz
8 May 2010 18:52
Nokia, the world's largest phone maker, has sued Apple again this week, this time over patent infringement related to the iPad 3G.
The five patents "involve technology used to enhance speech and data transmission and antenna innovations for compact devices."
Nokia and Apple are currently in a giant dispute over patents relating to the iPhone, and this latest suit is just the next step in a battle that should continue for years as the two companies fight over smartphone market share.
"We've taken this step to protect the results of our pioneering development and to put an end to continued unlawful use of Nokia's innovation," sasy Paul Melin, general manager of patent licensing at Nokia, via the BBC.
Nokia adds that over the last twenty years they have spent $50 billion USD on R&D, and collected 11,000 patents.