The handling of patents as a measure of extortion and blackmail is something that has been around the law firms of all the United States of America for a long time, in fact, Apple itself has been accused on many occasions of using absurd patents to end up scratching a few pennies from opposing companies. In this case, the one that does not want to end up dying with dignity is Nokia, which has entered a spiral of constant accusations with Apple, however, it is the Cupertino company that accuses Nokia (now in the hands of a Chinese tycoon) of extortion and "patent trolling".
- WSJ He is the one who has received information that Apple and Nokia are bringing them quite hard since 2011, where they ended up reaching an agreement regarding certain patents in the United States of America that do not finish curdling. There are 32 patents that are involved in this judicial journey, and the advantage of Nokia is that it arrived earlier, so it still has many patents in the world of mobile telephony, which are used less and less, but have a rightful owner. Nevertheless, We must remember that Nokia is no longer what it was, little or nothing remains of that great company in Europe, becoming in the hands of Chinese investors who want to take advantage of the pull of the brand and its large catalog of patents.
Nokia has already lost a lawsuit in which it asked Apple for no less than $ 100 million. It seems that these Nokia patents do not end up complying with FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) of the Patent Office and the American judicial system. Apple has been accusing Nokia of acting as a patent troll since 2014, but it is clear that the Cupertino company is a candy for this type of practice, due to its fame and constant growth.