QUALCOMM v. Nokia
"This is really about Nokia resisting resolving commercial negotiations amicably. We've been making ourselves available for negotiations for a long, long time. All we're asking is for Nokia to come back to the table.... People like Nokia like to put it about we're a marginal player. ... Through their constant public pronouncements they have called into question the veracity of much of our intellectual property portfolio. They left us no choice."
- Andrew Gilbert, Qualcomm President for Europe -
networks.silicon.com
QUALCOMM Initiates Patent Infringement Proceedings in the UK against Nokia
QUALCOMM
London, UK And San Diego, CA, USA
May 24, 2006
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of CDMA2000, WCDMA and other advanced wireless technologies, today commenced patent infringement litigation in the United Kingdom against Nokia Corporation. The proceedings, issued in the Patents Court of the High Court of England and Wales, allege infringement of two patents by Nokia in the United Kingdom in relation to mobile devices which are capable of operating in accordance with the GPRS and/or EDGE standards but not having a capability to operate with CDMA technology. The proceedings seek an injunction against Nokia, as well as damages in relation to phones already sold. ... This litigation is a geographic extension of the patent infringement litigation filed by QUALCOMM against Nokia in the United States on November 4, 2005. Both cases involve infringement of QUALCOMM's patents by Nokia's GSM/GPRS/EDGE products.
qualcomm.com
Nokia confirms its strong, leading GSM IPR position
Nokia
Espoo, Finland
May 24, 2006
Nokia has today learned from a Qualcomm press release that Qualcomm has filed a complaint for alleged patent infringement against Nokia Corporation in the United Kingdom apparently involving two patents. ... Nokia is not surprised that Qualcomm has once again chosen to litigate. ... Nokia is yet to receive a copy of the complaint or analyze the details; therefore, Nokia cannot comment on the substantive aspects of the claims. Based on our current information, Nokia does not believe that Qualcomm is entitled to an injunction. ... Nokia has declared 223 patents as essential to the GSM standard where the total number of declared essential patents is close to 800 making Nokia a world leader in the development of GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Qualcomm's position in GSM is clearly inferior to Nokia's. ... Nokia will analyze Qualcomm's claims when it obtains the complaint and will defend itself to ensure that its rights are fully protected.
nokia.com
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