"Nokia chose to copy the iPhone" Says Apple's Countersuit Against Nokia.

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Responding to Nokia's patent lawsuit, Apple has filed a counter suit revealing what the lawsuit all about. It is basically Nokia asking for fair share for it's patents and Apple saying it is too much!and that Nokia copied it!

Responding to a lawsuit brought against the company by Nokia, Apple® today filed a countersuit claiming that Nokia is infringing 13 Apple patents.
“Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours,” said Bruce Sewell, Apple’s General Counsel and senior vice president.

This could get ugly.

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Another report on techcrunch with links to court docs.

Why Nokia Sueing Apple? Explained.

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The patent infringement case in which Nokia is seeking monies from Apple for GSM, UMTS (3G) and WiFi patents.engadget went on a digging safari to find out facta and came out with fact to show us it is a simple case of Nokia asking what is due from Apple. But more I read these patent cases, more I get confused. Why are we making standards based on patents? even if  "fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory" terms (or FRAND terms) are in place to stop companies like Nokia from gauging the rest of the world who ever makes a cell phone.
But I guess Apple would do the same if they owned the patent :).
So read and learn more about how these patents and law suits work.
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