Nokia sues RIM for patent infringement

14.12.2012

Nokia, the Finnish Smartphone maker, has filed a lawsuit against RIM in three different countries (USA, Canada and UK) for patent infringement on Wi-Fi or WLAN connectivity. This dispute focuses on the licenses acquired by RIM for the use of said patents, which have been continuously used despite the termination and non-renewal of the license.

The dispute was settled before a Swedish court on November 6th whose judgement has ordered RIM to pay Nokia for damages, which could lead to a sales ban of BlackBerry smartphones. Once the court ruled in favour of Nokia, they aim to enforce the judgement on several countries where they are competitors, such as USA, Canada and UK.

This opens new possibilities for Nokia as it helps to enhance its incomes via royalties, and at the same time, this means a raise in costs for RIM, higher prices of their products, leading them to apply for licences again, all affecting their BlackBerry 10 future release.  

The only solution for RIM is to sit down and negotiate with Nokia. Without legal intromissions from Nokia, they can proceed to produce their new Blackberry products. Otherwise they could be exposed to a sales ban if courts decide to enforce the judgement because, in words of Alexander Poltorak, chief executive of patent consultancy General Patent Corp, "the arbitration decision is not appealable and the U.S. Courts can be expected to enforce the judgment by issuing an injunction against RIM”.

Written by Carlos Montesinos Varela

Source:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/nokia-rim-idUSL5E8MS2AW20121128

http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/noticias/noticias/4434298/11/12/Querella-de-Nokia-contra-RIM-en-tres-paises-por-violacion-de-patente.html

http://www.portafolio.co/negocios/nokia-demanda-rim-violacion-patentes

http://todosobrearbitraje.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/rim-pierde-un-arbitraje-contra-nokia/   

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