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as mentioned in After a quick fight, Apple and Nokia lumia settled a patent lawsuit back in May. Nokia first accused Apple of infringing some of Nokia's patents as well as patents from NSN and Alcatel-Lucent — Nokia owns those companies and their respective patent portfolios. It looked like an intense fight at first as Apple removed Withings' products from its stores — Withings is a division of Nokia. According to Nokia, it's been a longstanding infringement as Apple has allegedly relied on some of Nokia's patents since the iphone 3GS. But the two companies quickly reached an agreement and you can find Withings products again in Apple stores.
referring to SAN FRANCISCO: A After a patents row that escalated between Nokia lumia and Apple in December last year and was settled in May, Nokia has received a $2 billion upfront cash payment from Cupertino-based tech company as part of the settlement terms.According to a report in TechCrunch on Friday, Nokia will not get $2 billion every quarter -- this was non-recurring catch-up revenue and Nokia hasn't said what it plans to do with all this cash.The spat began last year when the tech giants locked horns over patents, with Apple filing an anti-trust lawsuit against third-party companies Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) that act on Nokia's behalf, and the Finland-based firm suing Apple directly.According to the Cupertino-based tech giant, Nokia was conspiring with PAEs patent assertion entities (Acacia Research and Conversant Property Management) in an "illegal patent transfer scheme" to wring money out of Apple because Nokia's cell phone business was failing.Nokia also filed a suit directly against Apple in Europe and the US, claiming the company was still infringing on Nokia patents.The lawsuit covered 32 patents, including display, user interface, software and video-coding technology.Amid the escalating patents row with Finnish smartphone maker Nokia, Apple had also pulled all products made by Withings -- a French company and now a Nokia subsidiary -- from Apple Stores, be it online or retail.
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to read more visit us Nokia
as mentioned in After a quick fight, Apple and Nokia lumia settled a patent lawsuit back in May. Nokia first accused Apple of infringing some of Nokia's patents as well as patents from NSN and Alcatel-Lucent — Nokia owns those companies and their respective patent portfolios. It looked like an intense fight at first as Apple removed Withings' products from its stores — Withings is a division of Nokia. According to Nokia, it's been a longstanding infringement as Apple has allegedly relied on some of Nokia's patents since the iphone 3GS. But the two companies quickly reached an agreement and you can find Withings products again in Apple stores.
referring to SAN FRANCISCO: A After a patents row that escalated between Nokia lumia and Apple in December last year and was settled in May, Nokia has received a $2 billion upfront cash payment from Cupertino-based tech company as part of the settlement terms.According to a report in TechCrunch on Friday, Nokia will not get $2 billion every quarter -- this was non-recurring catch-up revenue and Nokia hasn't said what it plans to do with all this cash.The spat began last year when the tech giants locked horns over patents, with Apple filing an anti-trust lawsuit against third-party companies Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) that act on Nokia's behalf, and the Finland-based firm suing Apple directly.According to the Cupertino-based tech giant, Nokia was conspiring with PAEs patent assertion entities (Acacia Research and Conversant Property Management) in an "illegal patent transfer scheme" to wring money out of Apple because Nokia's cell phone business was failing.Nokia also filed a suit directly against Apple in Europe and the US, claiming the company was still infringing on Nokia patents.The lawsuit covered 32 patents, including display, user interface, software and video-coding technology.Amid the escalating patents row with Finnish smartphone maker Nokia, Apple had also pulled all products made by Withings -- a French company and now a Nokia subsidiary -- from Apple Stores, be it online or retail.
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Apple paid Nokia $2 billion to escape fight over old patents
Apple has had a licensing deal with Nokia lumia in place since 2011, after the two settled their last patent dispute. The dispute got ugly, with Apple briefly pulling Nokia-owned Withings' products from its online store and from Apple Stores worldwide. Apple likely wanted to avoid an ugly and protracted legal disputeThe lawsuit, the second high-profile patent dispute between Apple and Nokia in the last decade, began last year when Nokia accused Apple of infringing on dozens of patents it owns, as well as patents owned by Nokia subsidiaries. "We got a substantial upfront cash payment of €1.7 billion from Apple, strengthening further our cash position. But Apple reportedly did not want to sign a new deal and accused Nokia of seeking unfair terms.to read more visit us Nokia
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