Nokia Corp. (NOK), the world’s biggest mobile phone maker, filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Friday, in its latest salvo over the iPhone and iPad.
Nokia claims the infringements involve technology used to enhance speech and data transmission and antenna innovations for compact devices.
The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing smaller and more compact devices. These patented innovations are important to Nokia’s success as they allow improved product performance and design.
Last year Nokia filed a similar lawsuit which claimed that various Apple products infringed Nokia patents. Apple responded with a countersuit against Nokia for infringing Apple patents with its smartphones.
Paul Melin, Nokia’s general manager cleared that “We have taken this step to protect the results of our pioneering development and to put an end to continued unlawful use of Nokia’s innovation.”