Nokia is in patent infringement trouble again, but at least has the company of Motorola, this time. While Nokia-Apple battle is raging, fuelled by fresh allegation from Nokia going at great lengths, the new year has brought its share of complaints, too.
The Korean state run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is stated to sue more than 20 mobile manufacturers including Nokia and Motorola over violation of 7 of its 3G standards, including WCDMA.
We know its all dust and air until enlightened on the value of the allegations. So be it. ETRI officials expect more than 300 billion won (USD 268 million) in royalties from suits worth around 1 trillion won (USD 893 million). Two unnamed companies are said to have already agreed for payment of 20 billion won (USD 17.86million).
Well, if you thought what ETRI is and how come the damages going that far, learn that ETRI is the one which commercialized CDMA for the first time in the world in 1996, currently hold remarkably around 170 patents for international standards.
Lets see how Nokia holds up with Apple on the one side and ETRI on the other side.
Via UnwiredView
Written by Kapil Malani
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