Ukuphathwa kwamalungelo obunikazi njengesilinganiso sokuphanga kanye nokukhohlisa yinto ebikade ikhona ezinkampanini zabameli zayo yonke i-United States of America isikhathi eside, empeleni, i-Apple uqobo isolwa kaningi ngokusebenzisa amalungelo obunikazi okungaqondakali ekugcineni ukuklwebha amasenti ambalwa ezinkampanini eziphikisanayo. Kulokhu, ongafuni ukugcina ngokufa ngesithunzi yiNokia, esengene ekuqubekeni kokumangalelwa njalo ne-Apple, noma kunjalo, yinkampani yaseCupertino esola abakwaNokia (manje abasezandleni zesicebi saseChina) ngokuqola kanye "nokunyathelwa kwelungelo lobunikazi".
Ithimba le- I-WSJ Nguyena othole imininingwane yokuthi i-Apple neNokia zibalethela kanzima kusukela ngo-2011, lapho bagcina befinyelela esivumelwaneni maqondana namalungelo obunikazi athile e-United States of America angaqedi ukushaya umthetho. Kunamalungelo obunikazi angama-32 abandakanyekile kulolu hambo lokwahlulela, futhi inzuzo yeNokia ukuthi ifike ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngakho-ke isenamalungelo obunikazi amaningi emhlabeni wezingcingo ezihamba kancane, ezisetshenziswa kancane kancane, kodwa zinabanikazi abafanele. Noma kunjalo, Kumele sikhumbule ukuthi iNokia ayisekho lokho obekuyikho, kuncane noma akukho okusele kwaleyo nkampani enkulu eYurophu, iba sezandleni zabatshalizimali baseChina abafuna ukusizakala ngokudonsa komkhiqizo kanye nekhathalogu yayo enkulu yamalungelo obunikazi.
INokia isivele ilahlekelwe yinkantolo lapho icele khona i-Apple imali engaphansi kwezigidi eziyi- $ 100. Kubukeka sengathi la malungelo obunikazi akwaNokia awagcini ngokuhambisana neFRAND (Okungenzeleli, okunengqondo futhi okungacwasi) we-Patent Office kanye nohlelo lwezobulungiswa lwaseMelika. U-Apple ubelokhu esola abakwaNokia ngokwenza njenge-patent troll kusukela ngo-2014, kodwa kuyacaca ukuthi inkampani yaseCupertino iyiswidi yalolu hlobo lokuzijwayeza, ngenxa yodumo nokukhula kwayo njalo.