Nokia on Tuesday announced that it had turn over a settlement with Apple on the two society ’ patent licensing conflict . Under the terms of the settlement , Apple is need to make a one - time payment to Nokia , followed by ongoing royalty to be paid for the terminal figure of the agreement .
The heart of these payments and the nature of the non - financial aspects of the declaration have not be disclosed by either company . Both Nokia and Apple have agreed to withdraw their respective complaints to the U.S. International Trade Commission .
In a press release put out by the company , Nokia CEO and president Stephen Elop pronounce , “ We are very pleased to have Apple join the uprise number of Nokia licensee . This colony demonstrates Nokia ’s industry leading patent of invention portfolio and enables us to concentre on further licensing opportunity in the mobile communications securities industry . ”
Apple spokesman Alan Hely pronounce the company is glad the contravention with Nokia is over , and that they can now get back to focusing on their respective business organisation .
“ Apple and Nokia have agreed to flatten all of our current lawsuits and enter into a licence cut across some of each others ’ patent , but not the absolute majority of the institution that make the iPhone unique , ” Hely said .
Nokia first litigate Apple in October 2009 for having spoil ten of its patent of invention by produce non - licensed use of Nokia ’s applied science in various aspects of the iPhone . Apple responded to Nokia ’s lawsuit a few calendar month later on , in December 2009 , by found its own countersuit against the society , alleging that the Finland - based company had violate thirteen of Apple ’s patent of invention .
Since then , the two company had been employ in a boisterous engagement before the ITC , with Nokia filing another suit against Apple in May 2010 for run afoul on five more of its patent with the iPad and iPhone . It was a series of sound filings by two tech industry heavyweights that intellectual property militant Florian Mueller describe as “ the most bitterly contend letters patent difference that this diligence has get wind to day of the month , ” but Nokia has ultimately emerged winning .
However , Muellergoes on to suggest that this may ultimately end up being a winnings for both sidesas Nokia , buoyed by its win against Apple — despite the latter ’s unnerving patent portfolio — goes on to companies like Google , perchance inflicting more serious damage to Apple ’s competitor . For now though , it looks like Apple has some paying up to do .
[ IDG News Service ’s Agam Shah contribute to this report . ]
