Yet another boring lawsuit. I really think this type of thing is just to see who can score browny points against another company; it's not really in the interest of consumers, despite what nokia will tell you.
On 08/05/2010, Sarah Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > Subject: NOKIA - Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia > patents > > > NOKIA > > > > Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia patents > > > > > Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint against > Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, > alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important > Nokia patents. > > The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data > transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in > antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing > smaller and more compact devices. 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