In an amended SEC filing ahead of its IPO, Reddit warned potential investors that "...on March 18, 2024, Nokia Technologies sent us a letter indicating they believed that Reddit infringes certain of their patents. We will evaluate their claims." Nokia, of course, leaned into, ahem, patent licensing and networking equipment as its business many years ago, and reminded people of it with last year’s logo redesign. Companies paying Nokia licensing fees include HTC, Apple, and more recently, Oppo.

I can’t believe I have to defend reddit for once.

  • CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.mlEnglish
    636·
    8 months ago

    Both sides suck here but I have to side with Reddit over patent trolls. Nokia, what a disgrace you are these days if you have to resort to patent trolling. You used to be cool. That said, if this hurts Reddit’s IPO then I’ll be happy anyways.

    • 4am@lemm.eeEnglish
      372·
      8 months ago

      Enforcing a patent is not necessarily patent trolling. Is Nokia’s sole purpose to collect patent for things they have no intention or capability to create and sell? That’s the definition of a patent troll. Nokia doesn’t exist solely to collect patents and make their revenue by suing actual business.

      We got people out here mad at shit they don’t even understand…

    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
      243·
      8 months ago

      There’s a difference between patent trolling and protecting their patents.

      Provided Nokia just won a case, it’s extremely doubtful they would fall into the “troll” catagory.

      Why do you think they’ve become a disgrace?