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Motorola Mobility has won its first of two patent-infringement cases against Apple, both of which were filed back in April. This grants them an injunction against all of the products which infringe. No big deal, that only includes the iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, the original iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G. Oh damn. And if you're feeling smug because you didn't see the iPhone 4S in there, that's only because the lawsuit was filed back in April, but it's a pretty safe bet that the 4S includes the offending technology, too. Needless to say, this is potentially a major blow to Apple.
The patent in question relates to core cellular technology and is described in the court document as "method for performing a countdown function during a mobile-originated transfer for a packet radio system". If the ruling is upheld, Apple must either remove this technology from their devices or pay a hefty licensing fee. There is also a question of payment for past infringement.
http://gizmodo.com/5866646/motorola-wins-europe+wide-sales-ban-against-ios-devices
The patent in question relates to core cellular technology and is described in the court document as "method for performing a countdown function during a mobile-originated transfer for a packet radio system". If the ruling is upheld, Apple must either remove this technology from their devices or pay a hefty licensing fee. There is also a question of payment for past infringement.
http://gizmodo.com/5866646/motorola-wins-europe+wide-sales-ban-against-ios-devices