諾基亞向蘋果發起新一輪專利戰
Nokia opened up a new front in the patents wars on Wednesday, bringing legal actions in the US and Germany alleging that Apple products – including numerous versions of its iPhone and iPad – infringe on a number of its patents.
諾基亞(Nokia)週三開闢了專利戰爭的新戰場，在美國和德國提起法律訴訟，指控蘋果(Apple)產品——包括衆多版本的iPhone和iPad——侵犯多項諾基亞專利。
The actions collectively encompass 32 patents, according to Nokia. According to US court documents, the patents at issue relate to video coding, increasing battery life and remotely locating phones, among other applications.
據諾基亞稱，這些訴訟總共涵蓋32項專利。據美國法院文件，涉案專利涉及視頻編碼、延長電池壽命，以及遠程定位手機等應用。
Nokia said in one of the lawsuits, filed in a federal court in Texas known for its patent litigation, that use of its “patented innovations enable Apple to sell smaller, more efficient, more capable and more appealing products.”
諾基亞在其中一起訴訟——在美國德克薩斯州一個以審理專利訴訟聞名的聯邦法院提起——中表示，使用其“有專利保護的創新讓蘋果得以銷售更小巧、更高效、更強大和更有吸引力的產品”。
It’s not the first time the two companies have faced off in court over intellectual property disputes, which have run rampant throughout the smartphone business. When Nokia sued Apple in 2009, it touched off counter-suits from the US company and began a wave of patent litigation among the biggest handset makers and computer makers over the booming smartphone market.
這不是兩家公司首次因知識產權糾紛對簿公堂，專利糾紛在整個智能手機領域十分常見。2009年諾基亞起訴蘋果時，觸發這家美國企業的反訴訟，並引發幾大手機制造商和電腦製造商巨頭之間一波專利訴訟浪潮，以爭奪蓬勃的智能手機市場。
Nokia and Apple were also the first to resolve their litigation, reaching a comprehensive deal in 2011. A series of settlements involving other companies since then have brought signalled the limits to the smartphone patent wars, though Apple has remained embroiled in a complex series of actions against Samsung.
率先就訴訟達成和解的也是諾基亞和蘋果，兩家公司在2011年達成一項全面交易。自那以來，涉及其他公司的一系列和解說明了智能手機專利戰爭的侷限，儘管蘋果仍深陷針對三星(Samsung)的一系列複雜訴訟。
According to its statement on Wednesday, Apple agreed to license some patents from Nokia’s portfolio in 2011. But since then, Apple has declined offers made by Nokia to license other patents that are allegedly now being used in Apple products, according to the lawsuit.
根據其週三的聲明，蘋果在2011年同意按許可證使用諾基亞專利組合中的一部分專利。但根據訴訟文件，在那之後，蘋果拒絕了諾基亞關於按許可證使用其他專利的提議，這些專利現在據稱被用於蘋果產品。
Ilkka Rahnasto, head of Nokia’s patent business, said in a statement: “Through our sustained investment in research and development, Nokia has created or contributed to many of the fundamental technologies used in today’s mobile devices, including Apple products. After several years of negotiations trying to reach agreement to cover Apple’s use of these patents, we are now taking action to defend our rights.”
諾基亞專利業務負責人伊爾卡.拉赫納斯托(Ilkka Rahnasto)在一份聲明中表示：“通過我們在研發方面的持續投資，當今移動設備（包括蘋果產品）中使用的許多基礎技術爲諾基亞所創造，或作出貢獻。多年來我們一直試圖通過談判，就蘋果使用這些專利達成協議，現在我們要採取行動捍衛我們的權利。”
Nokia’s actions come a day after Apple filed a separate lawsuit in California federal court against a number of smaller companies accusing them of conspiring with Nokia to “extract and extort exorbitant revenues” from asserting patents.
在諾基亞提起訴訟的一天前，蘋果在加州聯邦法院對一些小公司提起訴訟，指控它們串通諾基亞提出專利主張，從中“榨取和勒索高額收入”。
