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Apple Faces Temporary iPhone, iPad Ban In Germany

Posted by samzenpus on from the das-ist-verboten dept.

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."

3 of 193 comments (clear)

  1. The litigation morass by Rambo+Tribble · · Score: 5, Insightful

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

  2. It was a summary judgment by Anubis+IV · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

  3. Re:Google's proxy wars by walterbyrd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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.