Nokia's decision to take on Apple on home grounds, in European courts, may be seen as a desperate attempt by the Finnish company to take down Apple before the Cupertino-based company squeezes it out of the smartphone market.
The 13 patents covered in the filings in three European countries cover such a wide range of features that it will give lawyers on both sides much to discuss over the next few months.
Apple has simply been much better than Nokia at churning out technology that simply works. For example, it was the Nokia 5500 Sport which back in 2006 introduced the concept of accelerometers to the mobile market.
The lawsuits could therefore mean that Nokia is looking to force Apple to sign a wide-ranging cross licensing agreement that would cover a number of key features or stump up licensing money rather than competing with it in the open market.
