Not so long ago Nokia won a patent war against Apple and, according to some analysts, will get €420 million ($608 million) from it. However, after four years of legal struggles, Nokia didn’t manage to win in a patent war against a company called IPCom.
We wrote about this case earlier, and now some new details are available.
The patent refers to some 3G technologies, and though Nokia isn’t creating anything using these technologies that infringe upon IPCom’s patent, the U.K. High Court ruled that there are two devices for which Nokia either has to pay royalties (amount still unknown) to the patent’s holder or stop selling those phones.
“We are pleased that the U.K. High Court declared that Nokia’s current products do not infringe the patent,” said Nokia. “This means that we can continue selling those products, now with legal certainty.”
As for those two smartphones that actually do violate IPCom’s patent, Nokia says they’re not selling them any longer.
IPCom wasn’t really happy with Nokia’s response to the court’s decision.
“Nokia is clearly misleading the public on what the court ruled today,” said Bernhard Frohwitter, IPCom managing director. “IPCom is ready to enforce the U.K. ruling.”
