Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’
Apple vs Nokia: Patents, Patents, Patents
Nokia Corp. is broadening a legal dispute it already has with Apple Inc. over the iPhone, saying almost all of the company’s other products also violate the Finnish phone maker’s patents. Nokia said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging Apple’s iPhone, iPods and computers all violate Nokia’s intellectual property rights.
The seven Nokia patents in this complaint relate to Nokia’s pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the area of user interface, as well as camera, antenna and power management technologies.
Nokia, which is based in Espoo, Finland, has already sued Apple over the massively popular iPhone, claiming it infringes on 10 of its patents related to phone calls and Wi-Fi access.
Apple has denied the charges and this month countered with its own lawsuit, saying Nokia has copied aspects of the iPhone in their own devices. Apple claims Nokia is violating its patent rights on technology for connecting phones to computers, teleconferencing and touch-screen menus, among other things – 13 patents in fact.
I wonder how this will turn out… and it is so reminiscent of the BlackBerry / Rim fight…
Blame Apple’s Phil Schiller for GoogleVoice not being on the iPhone
Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing with Apple played the key role in the decision to not allow the Google Voice App on the iPhone, according to the FCC’s release of Google’s confidential letter describing the events around the decision.
Google surprisingly had requested parts of the letter remain locked from public view forever – but withdrew their request after a few Freedom of Information Act lawsuits were filed.
Interestingly enough – the paper does not put to rest the suspicion that AT&T ( iPhone’s exclusive carrier in the US Market) had a hand in this decision – although AT&T denies any part.
Read the letter and make the decision for yourself – is Apple and AT&T playing games – is this anti-trust or were they really trying to help the end consumer.
