IANS | 02 Jul, 2023
Nokia has signed a new patent license agreement with Apple which will
replace the current license that is due to expire at the end of 2023.
Apple
sued Nokia in 2009 for attempting to copy the iPhone as Nokia sued
Apple for copyright violations. They settled in 2011. In 2016, they
again filed lawsuits before reaching a deal in 2017 where Apple paid $2
billion to Nokia.
The new license pact covers Nokia’s fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies.
Nokia will “receive payments from Apple for a multi-year period.”
“We
are delighted to have concluded a long-term patent license agreement
with Apple on an amicable basis. The agreement reflects the strength of
Nokia’s patent portfolio, decades-long investments in R&D, and
contributions to cellular standards and other technologies,” said Jenni
Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies.
Nokia’s
industry-leading patent portfolio is built on more than 140 billion
euros invested in R&D since 2000 and is composed of around 20,000
patent families, including over 5,500 patent families declared essential
to 5G.
Nokia contributes its inventions to open standards in
return for the right to license them on fair, reasonable and
non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
In the 2016 lawsuit, Nokia had
accused Apple of infringing on dozens of patents it owns, as well as
patents owned by Nokia subsidiaries.
Apple has had a licensing deal with Nokia in place since 2011, after the two settled their last patent dispute.
