Motorola wins over Apple in German court

A German court has granted an injunction against Apple Inc. for supposedly infringing on patents of Motorola, a tech site reported Saturday night.

 

Engadget said Motorola confirmed the Mannheim District Court in Germany granted an injunction against Apple for patent infringement.

 

"As media and mobility continue to converge, Motorola Mobility's patented technologies are increasingly important for innovation within the wireless and communications industries, for which Motorola Mobility has developed an industry leading intellectual property portfolio. We will continue to assert ourselves in the protection of these assets, while also ensuring that our technologies are widely available to end-users. We hope that we are able to resolve this matter, so we can focus on creating great innovations that benefit the industry," Engadget quoted Motorola as saying in a statement.

 

But Apple replied this is merely a procedural issue, and "has nothing to do with the merits of the case."

 

"It does not affect our ability to sell products or do business in Germany at this time," it quoted Apple as saying.

 

Still, Engadget said the ruling comes as a role reversal of sorts for Apple, which recently received a pair of injunctions in Germany.

 

The injunctions for Apple effectively banned the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany.

 

Engadget quoted FOSS Patents as saying this is a default judgment, meaning Apple did not respond to Motorola's filing and as a result got hit with the injunction.

 

An injunction could potentially result in Apple's products being pulled or the company being required to pay damages. — TJD, GMA News