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Originally Posted by Inacurate View Post
Any updates on this?
Apple responded to Nokia's claims and counterclaimed late last month (thanks Groklaw):

http://www.groklaw.net/pdf2/ApplevHTC-19-1-2.pdf

Interestingly the N900 is mentioned specifically as infringing on three of the counterclaimed patents...

The '647 patent:
The ‘647 Patent describes systems and methods for detecting certain types of data
structures in computer data, and linking corresponding actions to the detected data structures.
For example, using the ‘647 invention, a smartphone can detect the data structure of a telephone
number within the text of a received email, and create a link to the action of calling that
telephone number, so that a user can place a call to that number by selecting the number in the
text of the email.
The '981 patent:
The ‘981 Patent describes a direct, high speed data transfer connection between a
computer device, such as a personal computer, and a local memory, such as the memory of a
mobile phone.
The '905 patent:
The ‘905 patent provides for a way to reduce power consumption in an integrated
circuit having a logic circuit and a memory circuit coupled to the logic circuit, such as the logic
and memory circuits used in mobile phones, supplied at different voltages.
Reading the response it seems to me to imply that Nokia were seeking licences from Apple to these (and the other mentioned) patents in a cross-licensing deal. This suit seems to be the result of those talks breaking down.