Apple Incorporated Nokia Corporation sued for patent violation in a counterattack to the demand that Nokia brought against the type of technology used by the Apple iPhone.
Apple said in its complaint that Nokia is behind in the market for smart phones or "smart phones" because they chose to focus on old phones with conventional interfaces, in a time when new models were increasingly popular.
Nokia will review the allegations and respond in a timely manner, he said in a statement.
Demand for Apple argues that Nokia infringed 13 Apple patents, said that Finland-based company chose "to copy the iPhone, particularly its user interface, to offset its declining importance in the market for phones high technology.
Demand for Nokia, which was filed in October, argues that Apple, based in Cupertino, California, violated 10 of its patents related to telephone calls and access to wireless Internet connections such Wi-Fi.
The patents that Apple claims that Nokia is failing relate, inter alia, with: the phone connections to computers, teleconferencing, menus on a touch screen, energy conservation in chips and "abstraction of patterns and colors in the interface a graphical user. Apple also refuses Nokia patent infringement.
The cross demands are somewhat common in patent cases, which often end up licensing agreements for both parties. Nokia said in October that 40 manufacturers of phones, except Apple, have given licensing of the patents mentioned in their application.
Nokia shares added 35 cents, 2.8%, to $ 12.91 in afternoon trade while shares of Apple fell $ 2.14 to $ 194.29.
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