Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 15:17 UTC
Remember when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, and proclaimed, to much applause, that they patented the hell out of it? Well, apparently Apple likes to boast about its own patents, but when it comes to dealing with other's they're not so willing. That is, if you believe Nokia: the largest phone manufacturer in the world has sued Apple for patent infringement.
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Sure, it's their property and who ever want's to use it can license it. Nokia has around 45000 patent and add around 1000 more every year (hardware patent). Newcomers like RIM and Huawei has agreements with Nokia and NSN (Huawei).
Nokia ownership of IPR of 3 main stadards:
GSM 45%
UMTS (also known as WCDMA) 30%
CDMA2000 13%
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2005-09-27
So, according you, if company "X" has invested a lot of money and time in an "X" innovation, and many others are copying it, the company has the right to sue them?