Apple has responded to a suit filed by Nokia, which claimed that Apple violated 10 of its patents, including ones for devices that connect wirelessly to LANs or 3G networks and stream data, or coded
speech over them. Nokia's VP for Legal and IP, Ilkka Rahnasto, went so far as to claim that Apple was getting "a free ride on the back of Nokia's innovation." Now, says Bruce Sewell, Apple's General
Counsel and senior vice president, "Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours."
Indeed, the countersuit alleges that Nokia is
infringing on 13 Apple patents, while specifics were provided in the official announcement. On a separate front, Nokia just announced that it was closing its glitzy flagship stores in London, New
York, and Chicago, while Apple -- which operates 280 stores in ten countries -- can't open more stores fast enough.
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