Nokia sued for patent infringement in Finland

According to the AFP, Finnish mobile telephone giant Nokia is being sued for infringing on a patent for technology allowing cellular phone users to answer their phones without touching them, a company backing the patent holder said.

"Apparently, inventor Jari Lahtinen convinced the Finnish patent office to give him sole usage of the concept of answering the phone by “touching a button in the hands-free device or through voice control.” Nokia spokeswoman Riita Mord said the company is seeking to have the patent invalidated."

[via Engadget]

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