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PRESS RELEASE: U.S. International Trade Commission Rules In Favor Of NokiaLast update: 8/14/2009 6:54:05 PM

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New York, NY, USA - Nokia announced today that a United States
International Trade Commission (ITC) judge issued an Initial
Determination in favour of Nokia in the action brought by
InterDigital against Nokia. The case, filed by InterDigital, alleged
that Nokia infringed four patents that InterDigital asserts to be
essential for the UMTS (3G) mobile standard. The judge found that
there is no infringement of the four alleged patents and therefore,
Nokia is not in violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act.

The judge's Initial Determination, issued on August 14, 2009, is
consistent with a previous judgment in the United Kingdom that found
several InterDigital patents not to be essential to the UMTS mobile
standard.

"As a leading innovator Nokia respects valid and used IPR and expects
others to do the same", said Ilkka Rahnasto, vice president, Nokia
Legal and Intellectual Property. "We are willing to compensate other
contributors with what is fair and reasonable for such IPR, however
in the case of unrealistic and unwarranted demands, we are prepared
to ensure through litigation that our rights are protected. We
believe this initial determination by the ITC combined with earlier
UK court decisions provide a strong indication that the asserted
value of InterDigital's 3G patent portfolio may have been
over-estimated."

The judge's Initial Determination will now be forwarded to the full
Commission for review. The Commission is scheduled to make its Final
Determination by around December 14, 2009. Ahead of the Final
Determination, Nokia will continue to present its case to the ITC.