A new lawsuit from Nokia has been brought to the public eye after it was filed in Wisconsin. It is no longer surprising to see Apple embroiled in yet another legal case regarding patent infringement, thought it is interesting to see the Cupertino based company to be once again on the defending side.
This year, the first case filed against Apple was the done by Elan Microelectronics. So far, it is known that Elan has already filed their case with the FTC in order to put a stop to the shipments of the Apple iPad outside of the US. The Taiwan based company has already won their lawsuit against Synaptics and it is believed that their case against Apple is also very strong.
Earlier this year, Apple was also on the filing side of things as they filed a case against mobile phone manufacturer HTC for infringing over 20 patents of hardware and software technologies. HTC has announced that it will be defending itself from the lawsuit and Google has declared their support for HTC (it is known that the company is a prime supporter and developer of the Android operating system).
Now, Nokia is filing a new case against Apple and this is not the first time the Finnish company faced off against the legal wing of the boy in Cupertino. Last year, the legal forces of the two companies have already clashed (both have had a chance to sue each other).
Nokia is targeting the iPad, which may seem like an odd choice since the touch screen tablet is not a direct competitor to the smart phone market, but it certainly helps to show the world that Apple is still vulnerable, and if Nokia intends to use their own patents for their own tablet device, then this would be a good time to make sure that they are clear of competitors before they release a new product.
Tags: Apple, Apple-iPad, AppleiPhone, Elan, HTC, Nokia