Nokia’s lawsuit against Apple over iPhone likely a negotiating tactic over licensing fees
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CrunchGear's Jeremy Kessel recnetly spoke with "Barry L. Cohen, Esq.,who specializes in commercial and business litigation and intellectualproperty litigation and licensing at Thorp Reed & Armstrong,[regarding] his thoughts on the Nokia v. Apple matter at large.According to Mr. Cohen, because Nokia has been successful in licensingthe patents at issue with dozens of other companies, the Finnishcompany most likely felt confident that it would be able to reach anagreement with Apple as well. When the negotiations reached an impasse,Nokia was essentially left with no other choice but to pursue legalrecourse."
"Filing the lawsuit against Apple is most likely, at least in part, adeliberate strategy to put more pressure on Apple to agree to the termsthat Nokia has requested with regards to licensing the patentedtechnologies," Kessel reports. "Because the 10 patents at issue include'fundamental' cellular technologies, the lawsuit may also have beenmotivated by some (or many) of the other companies who are alreadypaying licensing fees to Nokia and want Apple to do the same."
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Does a car or truck accident count as a work injury?
If an employee is injured in a car crash while on the job, they are eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. “On the job” injuries are not limited to accidents and injuries that happen inside the workplace, they may also include injuries suffered away from an employee’s place of work while performing a job-related task, such as making a delivery or traveling to a client meeting.
Regular commutes to and from work don’t usually count. If you get into an accident on your way in on a regular workday, it’s probably not considered a work injury for the purposes of workers’ compensation.
If you drive around as part of your job, an injury on the road or loading/unloading accident is likely a work injury. If you don’t typically drive around for work but are required to drive for the benefit of your employer, that would be a work injury in many cases.
If you are out of town for work, pretty much any driving would count as work related. For traveling employees, any accidents or injuries that happen on a work trip, even while not technically working, can be considered a work injury. The reason is because you wouldn’t be in that town in the first place, had you not been on a work trip.
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