Patent Wars: Now Samsung Galaxy Nexus is Banned in US

We reported a few days ago that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been banned from sale in the US pending the outcome of a patent trial bought by Apple.
Well, it would seem that Judge Lucy Koh is a bit of an Apple fan as she has now banned the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from sale in the US until the trial has been decided either way.
In a rare pre-trial injunction, Apple has had to pay a bond of £64 million in lieu of any damages sustained by Samsung should they be victorious.
US District Judge Lucy Koh said Apple “has shown a likelihood of establishing both infringement and validity”
Samsung said it was “disappointed” by Friday’s decision and that ”We will take all available measures, including legal action, to ensure the Galaxy Nexus remains available to consumers.”
This one looks set to run and run……

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Nokia files patent claims against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic

With Lumia sales still unable to fill the coffers, Nokia has turned to its rich patent portfolio as an extra source of income.
Nokia is suing HTC, RIM and Viewsonic for patent infringement in the USA and Germany. To be more specific, Nokia filed a complaint against HTC with the US International Trade Commission and another one against HTC and Viewsonic with the Federal District Court of Delaware. In Germany Nokia is suing HTC and RIM in Dusseldorf and all three companies in Munich and Mannheim.
According to Nokia the total number of infringed patents is 45. Here is the official statement about what patents are actually in question.
"Nokia proprietary innovations protected by these patents are being used by the companies to enable hardware capabilities such as dual function antennas, power management and multimode radios, as well as to enhance software features including application stores, multitasking, navigation, conversational message display, dynamic menus, data encryption and retrieval of email attachments on a mobile device."
As you can see Nokia is preparing for a fight, and probably so must HTC, RIM and Viewsonic.
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