Ukuphathwa kwamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza njengomlinganiselo wokurhwaphiliza kunye nokunganyaniseki yinto ebisoloko ikho kwiiofisi zomthetho kulo lonke elase-United States of America ixesha elide.Inyani, iApple ngokwayo iye yatyholwa kumatyeli amaninzi ngokusebenzisa amalungelo awodwa angekho ngqiqweni ukugqiba ukukrwela iisenti ezimbalwa kwiinkampani ezichasayo. Kule meko, lowo ongafuniyo ukugqiba ukufa ngesidima nguNokia, oye wangena kwi-spiral yezityholo eziqhubekayo kunye ne-Apple, nangona kunjalo, Yinkampani yeCupertino etyhola iNokia (ngoku esezandleni zetycoon yaseTshayina) ngokuphanga kunye "nobuqhetseba belungelo lobunikazi".
Iqela le WSJ nguye ofumene ulwazi lokuba i-Apple kunye neNokia bebenexesha elinzima ukusukela ngo-2011, apho baye bafikelela kwisivumelwano malunga namalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza e-United States of America angekaveli. Kukho amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza angama-32 abandakanyekayo kolu hambo lokugweba, kwaye inzuzo yeNokia kukuba ifike kwangethuba, yiyo loo nto isagcina amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza kwihlabathi leefowuni eziphathwayo, eziye zisetyenziswe kancinci kancinci, kodwa zinomnini osemthethweni. Nangona kunjalo, Kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba iNokia ayiseyiyo le nto yayiyiyo, incinci okanye akukho nto iseleyo yale nkampani inkulu eYurophu, Ukuba sezandleni zabatyalo-mali baseTshayina abafuna ukuthatha ithuba lokutsalwa kwe-brand kunye nekhathalogu yayo enkulu yamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza.
AbakwaNokia sele bephulukene nolingo apho bacele ukuba akukho ngaphantsi kwe-100 lezigidi zeedola kwi-Apple. Kubonakala ngathi ezi patent zakwaNokia azipheli ekuthobeleni iziseko zeFRAND (Ilungile, isengqiqweni kwaye ayicaluli) yeOfisi yePatent kunye nenkqubo yezomthetho yaseMelika. U-Apple utyhola iNokia ngokusebenza njenge-patent troll ukususela ngo-2014, kodwa kuyacaca ukuba inkampani yeCupertino iyilekese yolu hlobo lokuziqhelanisa, ngenxa yodumo lwayo kunye nokukhula rhoqo.