Nokia sues Apple over iPad patentshttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/TE...e.mashable/index.html?hpt=Sbin
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Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G.
This is just the latest in a series of escalating lawsuits between the two companies regarding their respective mobile and consumer electronic devices.
This lawsuit -- which unlike the others was filed in the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin -- is about technologies related to enhanced speech and data transmission.
In a statement, Nokia described this technology as "positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing smaller and more compact devices."
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story.
Nokia and Apple have been engaged in what we like to call "Patent Lawsuit Theater." If you haven't been keeping up with the saga, which began in October, here's a primer:
* Nokia filed a lawsuit against Apple in Delaware District Court, claiming that the iPhone infringed on many of its patents.
* Apple filed a countersuit against Nokia in December, claiming Nokia is trying to take advantage of Apple by making unwarranted claims in order to try to access Apple's intellectual property.
* Nokia then filed its motion with the International Trade Commission (ITC), claiming all of Apple's products violate its patents. This is what the ITC is currently investigating.
* Nokia then filed a second complaint in federal court, this time asking the court and the ITC to ban imports of iPhones, MacBooks and iPods.
This is just the latest in a series of escalating lawsuits between the two companies regarding their respective mobile and consumer electronic devices.
This lawsuit -- which unlike the others was filed in the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin -- is about technologies related to enhanced speech and data transmission.
In a statement, Nokia described this technology as "positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing smaller and more compact devices."
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story.
Nokia and Apple have been engaged in what we like to call "Patent Lawsuit Theater." If you haven't been keeping up with the saga, which began in October, here's a primer:
* Nokia filed a lawsuit against Apple in Delaware District Court, claiming that the iPhone infringed on many of its patents.
* Apple filed a countersuit against Nokia in December, claiming Nokia is trying to take advantage of Apple by making unwarranted claims in order to try to access Apple's intellectual property.
* Nokia then filed its motion with the International Trade Commission (ITC), claiming all of Apple's products violate its patents. This is what the ITC is currently investigating.
* Nokia then filed a second complaint in federal court, this time asking the court and the ITC to ban imports of iPhones, MacBooks and iPods.
