Nokia Accused of Patent Infringement by Blackberry

BlackBerry just filed an infringement case against Nokia in the US District Court of the District of Delaware. The company is said to have infringed up to eleven patents of BlackBerry without the proper license. BlackBerry is now seeking damages for Nokia’s failure to comply legally.

The two huge mobile brand, Nokia and BlackBerry, are battling in court as Nokia reportedly infringed BlackBerry’s patented networking technology called 3GPP, BBC reported. BlackBerry does not really want to stop other company from using their technology but rather giving license to its competitors. Now the company is reported to seek damages from Nokia for not having the proper license.

A comment from BlackBerry about the information of the damages they seek and the patents infringed has been sent, but a statement has not yet been released. As for Nokia, the company acknowledges that they are aware of the claims of BlackBerry and said they will do all the steps necessary to defend their rights, according to Digital Trends.

Nokia has been in the business since 1985 and has released mobile phones that were a worldwide hit, including the Nokia 3310. The company employs over 60,000 people from 120 countries. They provide service to over 150 countries and is reported to have approximately €12.73 billion annual revenue. It is listed as the 274th biggest company as of 2013 and one of the Fortune Global 500 companies.

BlackBerry, on the other hand, was first launched in 1996 and reached their peak in 2013 with over 85 million subscribers all over the world. It is considered to be one of the most popular brands of mobile phone in the world with specialization in private communication and mobile productivity. The company used their own operating system called the BlackBerry OS. In 2013, the company released a new mobile phone called BlackBerry 10 that features a revamped platform equipped with QNX operating system.