Nokia Files Third Lawsuit Against Apple
By Chris Weiss
Nokia seems to be making more of a name for itself in court than in products lately. Adding to its list of legal actions against Apple, Nokia filed a new suit in a Delaware federal court last week. Much like previous suits, the latest Nokia filing alleges various types of patent infringement by Apple, naming a broad array of devices including the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iMac, Mac Pro and MacBook Air, among others.
The patents specified in the lawsuit are wide ranging and include “VCO with Programmable Output Power”, “Mobile Communication Device and Related Construction Method”, “Optimized Camera Sensor Architecture for a Mobile Telephone”, “Communications Device with Touch Sensitive Screen”, and “Mobile Station with Touch Input Having Automatic Symbol Magnification Function”. So Apple allegedly ripped off pretty much everything from the power supply to the UI.
Nokia first filed a patent lawsuit against Apple in October and Apple fought back with a countersuit filed last month. Last week, Nokia also filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, which is based on the same patents. The ITC complaint seeks an import ban on Apple products. [via Apple Insider]
