Nokia loses patent ruling for discontinued phones

Nokia has lost a patent ruling in the UK to a company called IPCom. The patent covers certain 3G technologies, though Nokia isn't too worried about the ruling, since it doesn't currently produce anything that infringes upon IPCom's patent.
The court found two discontinued Nokia devices that did in fact violate IPCom's patent, but nothing in the company's current line-up does."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."
Unsurprisingly, IPCom was not too happy with how Nokia spun the court's decision. "Nokia is clearly misleading the pu... »read more

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