Nokia asks court to bar U.S. imports of Apple's Macs, iPhones, iPods

Computerworld ^ | 01/05/2010 | By Gregg Keizer

[Swordmaker]

These patents are all part of the suite of patents that Nokia submitted to the international standards body to be included in those standard and signed agreements to license those patents under “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms,” (F/RAND), which Nokia then broke when it came to licensing them to Apple, demanding THREE times the normal rates AND demanding free access to Apple's non-shared iPhone patents. When Apple refused to agree to sharing its patents, Nokia went ahead and used them anyway... and refused to license the standards patents... which was in blatant violation of the international standards rules.

[Wolfie]

On the other hand, it would be amusing to see a U.S. company barred from importing it’s own products into the U.S.

[driftdiver]

Sounds like Apple needs some cheese

[Swordmaker]

Nokia demands injunction against importation of almost ALL Apple products... PING!

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[mgstarr]

Good luck with that one Nokia.

[Nervous Tick]

>> On the other hand, it would be amusing to see a U.S. company barred from importing it’s own products into the U.S.

They wouldn’t have to import them into the US if they MADE them in the US.

[svcw]

This is just to rich, good luck with this Nokia. LOL

[Wolfie]

That’s where the amusing part comes in.

[Nervous Tick]

:-)

[Terpfen]

They wouldn’t have to import them into the US if they MADE them in the US.

It would be nice if such a domestic company existed in the first place.

[Seruzawa]

I’ve gotten along just fine without Apple computers, Ipods, Inannies, Ibrainwashing or any other Icrap. There already too many wireheads around.

[driftdiver]

Not too long ago there was an engineer who lost one of the prototypes for the new iphone. He sure wasn’t in the US.

If he is dealing with prototypes it would seem to indicate that not only aren’t they manufactured in the US. They aren’t even fully designed in the US.

Is Apple even an American company?

[SJSAMPLE]

IIRC, that Chinese engineer went to the roof and “jumped” off.

Not long after, the missing phone (one of ten prototypes) was found a short time later.

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

They wouldn’t have to import them into the US if they MADE them in the US.

I didn't know that there were any major American companies that did that -- aside from Ma & Pa operations selling trinkets at the local bazaar... LOL...

[Star Traveler]

You were asking ...

Is Apple even an American company?

Ummmm..., good question... let's ask... does anyone know if Cupertino is in the United States?

Just hold on a bit, while we wait for the answer... LOL...

Then, next, we could send some people over to Cupertino and see if it's just an empty office building... you know... a false-front operation or something like that... :-)

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

I’ve gotten along just fine without Apple computers, Ipods, Inannies, Ibrainwashing or any other Icrap.

But, then again, there's all that "iMoney" circulating in the U.S. economy from all the business/employment/products being engaged in/circulated from being such a successful business in this country... :-)

[driftdiver]

you again? BZZZTTTTT

Just because a company maintains an office in the US does not mean its truly an American company.

Sounds like the majority of the actual work is done outside the US.

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

IIRC, that Chinese engineer went to the roof and “jumped” off.

Yeah..., he preferred doing that -- to explaining what happened to Steve Jobs... LOL...

[driftdiver]

While manufacturing is down there are still many companies who manufacture in the US.

They tend to be companies who value America though.

[Seruzawa]

Please. Someone stop Apple before we all end up looking like those futuristic humans with atrophied legs and big craniums.