Patent dispute: Nokia increases the pressure on RIM
Nokia increased in a patent dispute with the Canadian BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) the pressure. The Finns are trying to applications to three international courts to enforce arbitration of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. The dispute concerns the licensing of patented techniques that belong to the WLAN standard 802.11. Nokia sues (vs Nokia. RIM, 12-cv-05992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California), California, and in the UK and Canada.
According to Nokia, the two companies have closed with a 2003 and 2008 extended agreement provides mutual access to relevant standard mobile patents. RIM was of the view that this agreement also covers the controversial wireless patents and have therefore called the arbitration in Sweden.
This has the Nokia complaint suggests sixth after a nine-day hearing on November ruled that RIM use the WLAN patents should not, without having previously agreed with Nokia on royalties. In addition, RIM must assume the costs as well as a large part of Nokia's legal fees.
RIM had ignored the decision of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, however, although they are required by Swedish law closed the patent agreement, according to acknowledge the award of the arbitration board. In spite of the award will pay RIM still not for the wireless technology in its BlackBerrys, and thus committing a breach of contract.
With the Canadian BlackBerry maker Finns argue in further process to a number of patents that are not but become an industry standard. In May, Nokia was therefore also taken the Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC and ViewSonic in court. Until then, the Finns have retained in the international patent circus more.
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