Apple and Nokia reach long-term patent licensing deal

According to AppleInsider , Nokia Technologies President Jenni Lukander said in a statement that the company is pleased to have signed a long-term patent licensing agreement with Apple on a friendly basis. "The agreement reflects the strength of Nokia's patent portfolio, decades of investment in R&D (research and development), and contributions to mobile standards and other technologies," said Jenni Lukander.

The agreement helps the two companies avoid further legal action against each other.

The terms of the agreement are not currently being disclosed. Nokia expects to recognize revenue from the transaction starting in January 2024.

Returning to the 2017 agreement, it was signed by the two companies after a year of legal battle. In December 2016, Apple sued Nokia and nine patent holders, claiming the organizations were working with Nokia to seek higher revenue from Apple and other manufacturers. As part of the legal battle, Apple stated it would no longer pay royalties to Nokia for intellectual property used in products such as the iPhone.

In response, Nokia sued Apple in 11 countries, including Germany and the US, alleging the company violated 32 patents related to video encoding technology, chipsets, antennas, displays, and more. Nokia subsequently expanded its legal offensive to 40 lawsuits worldwide and sought to block the import of allegedly infringing devices into the US.

The 2017 agreement wasn't Apple's first deal with Nokia. Before being acquired by Microsoft, Nokia had filed several lawsuits against Apple between 2009 and 2010 alleging patent infringement, including GSM, secondary camera systems, and touch input—key features of the iPhone and iPad. Apple retaliated with a lawsuit claiming Nokia infringed 13 patents. To end that legal battle, the two companies signed an agreement in 2011.

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