Motorola secures Europe-wide sales ban on iPhone, iPad

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Summary: A German court has imposed a preliminary injunction on Apple’s 3G-enabled iOS devices across Europe for infringing a Motorola-held patent.

Motorola Mobility has won a patent dispute with Apple in Germany this morning that could spell a sales injunction against its products across Europe.

A regional court in Mannheim, Germany ruled that Apple’s devices with cellular networking infringe Motorola-owned patent 1010336. This is the equivalent networking patent has detailed by U.S. Patent No. 6,359,898.

Such devices include the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and the iPhone 4. It also includes the 3G-enabled original iPad and iPad 2. While Motorola did not specifically name the iPhone 4S in its case, it is likely that the latest Apple smartphone is also affected by the ruling.

Unless Apple can secure a stay until a higher regional court can hear an appeal, the iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet could be barred from being sold in Europe.

Apple is expected to appeal for a stay on the injunction as it prepares its appeal.
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Apple got it coming - but it doesnt help us consumers any way - I wish all this patent trollism would stop and we could see competition purely based on innovation
 
Sales ban on iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and iPad 1, is almost useless, as they don't sell much anyways.

What would matter the most is banning the sale of iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for the entire European subcontinent. This could hit Apple's total worldwide sale by >30%!!!
 
Why are they wasting their moneys on suits instead they could reduce the price of their phones n bump up the sales :)..I would had definitely picked Iphone4 over Android if it was priced at 20k or less
 
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