Now that Apple has responded to Nokia's patent lawsuit filed last October with its own countersuit today, we have a clearer picture of what the dispute is all about. As suspected, it is about money, specifically the patent licensing fees Nokia is trying to get out of Apple for wireless patents it holds and it alleges are infringed by the iPhone.
Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone, Apple devices and iTunes music software, said it filed a countersuit claiming that Nokia Oyj is infringing its technology. In the suit filed today in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, Apple claimed Nokia is wrongfully using 13 of its patents.
Recently Nokia Corp. based in Espoo, Finland has been all over the news for their lawsuit against Apple and the iPhone. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware with allegations that the iPhone infringes on 10 of Nokia's patents, which are related to Wi-Fi access and phone calls.