Apple Faces Temporary iPhone, iPad Ban In Germany

An anonymous reader writes "A regional court has temporarily banned Apple from marketing or supplying iPhones and iPads in Germany, following a suit brought about by Motorola. However, Apple said that the judgement 'does not affect our ability to do business or sell products in Germany at this time.' This may have something to do with the respondent in the case being Apple Inc, the US parent company, and not Apple GmbH, the company's local subsidiary."

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The litigation morass

[Rambo Tribble]

Apple is faced with the prospect of "live by the sword, die by the sword".

It was a summary judgment

[Anubis IV]

Apple didn't bother to show up, so they had a summary judgment made against them. They'll likely appeal and argue over the merits of the patents in question during the appeal. In the meantime, it's doubtful that any injunction will actually get enforced.

Re:Google's proxy wars

[tverbeek]

Google is not the villain... nor the victim. Neither is Apple, or any other of the combatants in the Patent Wars. Unfortunately, patent law doesn't allow someone to stay out of it... which is one of the ways in which it has become Evil.

Re:Google's proxy wars

[walterbyrd]

Google certainly is the victim. Google has had their products banned because of Apple's aggressive patent scamming.

You cannot blame Google for trying to defend itself against a patent extortionist like Apple.

These scam lawsuits are 100% Apple’s fault. Google, HTC, Motorola, never wanted this.

Re:And this is a bad thing?

[JaredOfEuropa]

Here's a handy overview of how various smartphone owners see the other brands' users.