Apple / Nokia federal lawsuit put on hold pending ITC investigation

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/03-04-10applbite.jpg (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5imMhH7tD91npo3FrAZdcI5xm_R9gD9E7F5SG0)We normally wouldn't cover something so procedural, but given the heightened interesting Apple's patent dealings this week (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/apple-vs-htc-a-patent-breakdown/), we thought we'd note that Cupertino's tiff with Nokia (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/nokia-vs-apple-the-in-depth-analysis/) in the federal courts (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/11/apple-countersues-nokia-for-infringing-13-patents/) has been put on hold while both companies (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/nokia-brings-apple-patent-fight-to-the-itc-says-most-apple-prod/) argue their case (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/apple-retaliates-requests-us-import-ban-on-nokia-phones/) before the US International Trade Commission. We expected the ITC to be the primary front (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nokia-asks-itc-to-ban-iphone-ipod-and-macbook-imports-files-a/) in this fight from the start, but now we'll be particularly focused on the Commission's ruling, since several of the patent claims Apple's asserting against Nokia in this case are also being claimed against HTC. We don't have a timeline on when the Commission will reach a decision, but we'll keep an eye on things.Apple / Nokia federal lawsuit put on hold pending ITC investigation (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/apple-nokia-federal-lawsuit-put-on-hold-pending-itc-investigat/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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