∞ Apple to pay Nokia in patent lawsuit settlement

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Apple and Nokia ended their back and forth patent lawsuits on Tuesday with Nokia coming out the victor.

[ad#Google Adsense 300x250 in story]In a press release issued by Nokia, the company said Apple would make a one time payment, presumably for the time Apple has been infringing on the patents, as well as ongoing royalties. Specific terms were not released.

“We are very pleased to have Apple join the growing number of Nokia licensees,” said Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Nokia. “This settlement demonstrates Nokia’s industry leading patent portfolio and enables us to focus on further licensing opportunities in the mobile communications market.”

Nokia also said that the agreement will end all patent litigation and both companies will withdraw their complaints to the US International Trade Commission.


  • http://mangochut.net/ mangochutney

    This should come as no surprise to anybody, although I’m really curious as to how much Apple is going to pay Nokia on a regular basis.

    The way patents are used by tech companies today is reminding me of Cold War history; they’re shields to protect each company from huge licensing fees and lawsuits.

    I expect something similar will happen to the Apple Samsung case, albeit with Samsung having to pay-up.

  • http://twitter.com/scottaw scott

    Aaaaand… Nokia transitions from a leading mobile phone producer to just a leading patent portfolio owner. They are going to become a patent licensing house at this rate.

  • http://www.acid-product.co.uk Ian Davies

    I really don’t see how Nokia can be judged as “the victor” here. Nokia sued Apple because they hadn’t signed a licensing agreement for some key GSM patents, but the reason Apple hadn’t signed was because Nokia was demanding onerous terms in excess of what other manufacturers were paying. This went against the “fair and reasonable” licensing terms that Nokia agreed to grant when it was awarded the patents.
    Surely the outcome for Nokia, at best, is “We’ve been forced not to price-gouge Apple”?

  • http://www.techendeavour.com Aggarwal Rahul

    The patent war since 2009 between
    the two biggies has ended for good I assume. With Nokia having a low share market
    value, Elop must be elated with the settlement with Apple. Nokia deserves the
    price for its 20 years of innovation and nobody else should take a free ride on
    its research and development. I hope the “Finnish” company will now start off
    with its journey in the mobile communication industry in a better financial
    backup.