Apple and Nokia reach long-term patent licensing deal

According to AppleInsider , Nokia Technologies President Jenni Lukander said in a statement that the company is pleased to have entered into a long-term patent licensing agreement with Apple on a friendly basis. "The agreement reflects the strength of Nokia's patent portfolio, decades-long investments in R&D, and contributions to mobile standards and other technologies," said Jenni Lukander.

The agreement helps the two companies avoid further litigation.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Nokia expects to recognize revenue from the deal starting in January 2024.

Back in 2017, the two companies signed a settlement after a year of legal battles. In December 2016, Apple sued Nokia and nine patent holders, claiming the entities were working with Nokia to extract higher revenues from Apple and other manufacturers. As part of the legal battle, Apple said it would no longer pay Nokia royalties for intellectual property used in products like the iPhone.

In response, Nokia sued Apple in 11 countries including Germany and the US, accusing the company of infringing 32 patents related to video encoding technology, chipsets, antennas, displays, etc. Nokia then expanded its legal attack to 40 lawsuits worldwide and sought to block the import of allegedly infringing devices into the US.

The 2017 settlement wasn't Apple's first with Nokia. Before being acquired by Microsoft, Nokia filed several lawsuits against Apple between 2009 and 2010, accusing the company of infringing on patents covering GSM, secondary camera systems, and touch input—key features of the iPhone and iPad. Apple retaliated with a lawsuit claiming Nokia infringed on 13 patents. To end that legal battle, the two signed a settlement in 2011.

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