HELSINKI, FINLAND -- Nokia Corp. had filed suit in Chinese court, accusing two Chinese companies of copying its  cellphone designs.

In Beijing court Nokia asked for damages and a cease-and-desist order. The two companies were idenfitied as Shenzhen Telsda Mobile Communication Industry Developing Co. Ltd. and Song Xun Da Zhong Ke Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. It also named two co-defendants as distributors.

Nokia said the allegedly copied handset was the Nokia 7260, a phone it unveiled in Shanghai in 2004 as part of a collection inspired by 1920s styling.

China is Nokia's largest market, with sales of $4 billion last year.