Filed under: Nokia, CDMA, Misc
Looks like that agreement between Nokia and Qualcomm to postpone the dozen or so lawsuits they’ve filed against each other worldwide while an arbitrator tries to help sort out the mess is starting to bear some fruit — the two cellphone giants are headed to court in Delaware on Wednesday to start the healing. In essence, Qualcomm says that Nokia still owes license fees on a CDMA agreement that expired in 2007 since it’s been using the patented tech, and Nokia says that it doesn’t owe anything because it’s shelled out over $1B since 2001 and giving Qualcomm any more cash would be unfair. Not surprisingly for these two, it’s likely that the outcome here will essentially be a draw, with the judge ruling that Qualcomm can charge whatever it wants, but that Nokia didn’t extend the agreement. We’ll see how things go, though — this is just the beginning of what could very well be the early start of close to the end. Video summary of the entire dispute after the break.
Continue reading Nokia and Qualcomm patent arbitration begins: millions at stake, still boring
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Nilay Patel
Related posts:
- Apple and Nokia patent dispute ends with license agreement, Apple payments It’s over. The patent battle between Nokia and Apple just...
- Apple and Nokia patent dispute ends in Nokia’s favor It’s over. The patent battle between Nokia and Apple just...
- ITC judge sides with Apple in Elan multitouch patent dispute It’s not over just yet, but Apple has now scored...
- Nokia and Apple end patent litigation to the benefit of Nokia’s bottom line It’s over. The patent battle between Nokia and Apple just...
- ITC judge issues initial ruling that Motorola infringes Microsoft patent Well, it’s a busy holiday week for the International Trade...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
