Apple will pay Nokia an undisclosed amount as part of a settlement around patentzaken. The telefoonmakers were in various patentzaken involved. Because Apple Nokia will pay, it seems Apple, in these cases, the weakest patents.
The height of the amount that Apple pays is unknown, but according to Nokia, the settlement made a favorable impact on the quarterly results. The details of the agreement are confidential, but presumably means the settlement in which the manufacturers are each other’s patents. Patentzaken end up almost always in such agreements.
The legal battle between Apple and Nokia began in 2009, when the Finnish manufacturer of the iPhone maker accuses. Apple came up with a tegenaanklacht. With the settlement, the legal battle finally over; all charges are for both companies shall be deleted.
Apple is a lot of competitors on the smartphone market in the clinch. Among others, HTC, Samsung and Motorola could be Apple of infringing on its patents. The sue of competitors due to patentschendingen is a common practice in the telecom industry. If patents are not defended, they are in a later stage is no longer valid. In addition, scare appearances on television companies that consider to smartphones or to smartphone platforms.