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Apple has pulled several iPad and iPhone models from its German online store after Motorola Mobility enforced a patent injunction against its rival.
The move follows a December ruling that Apple had failed to license one of Motorola's wireless intellectual properties.
iPhone users in Germany may also face the loss of their push email iCloud service after a separate patent victory by Motorola.
Apple has said it will appeal.


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The separate push email ban would only come into effect if Motorola decided to enforce a second judgement that Apple's iCloud and MobileMe infringed another of its innovations.
The patent relates to two-way communications between pagers and other devices and was granted in 2002.
If Motorola decides to enforce the judgement some iPhone users in Germany would lose the ability to automatically receive emails as soon as they have been sent. Instead they would either have to manually check their accounts or set their devices to periodically check for updates.
This patent is not deemed to be critical to an industry standard, so the firm does not have to license the technology to Apple even if the iPhone-maker offered to pay.
Apple said that it believed the patent involved was invalid, adding that it was appealing against the decision

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Apparently, it only affects the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 - not the current model, the iPhone 4S - and the 3G version of the iPad - not the Wireless model. Don't think Apple will lose much sleep over not being able to sell the previous models (!), in reality it only really affects the iPad 3G then.

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According to the BBC, the Motorola patent injunction has just been suspended.

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According to the BBC, the Motorola patent injunction has just been suspended.

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Apparently, it only affects the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 - not the current model, the iPhone 4S - and the 3G version of the iPad - not the Wireless model. Don't think Apple will lose much sleep over not being able to sell the previous models (!), in reality it only really affects the iPad 3G then.

The iPhone 4S wasn't launched, when the court case was brought, that is why it isn't (currently) covered.

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Apple has pulled several iPad and iPhone models from its German online store after Motorola Mobility enforced a patent injunction against its rival.
The move follows a December ruling that Apple had failed to license one of Motorola's wireless intellectual properties.

I believe that's what's known as getting a taste of your own medicine. :twisted:

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Depends who actually started it I suppose. I dunno about you, but I've forgotten who actually kicked it all off, now it's a war built around saving face I think. Any actual business contribution it might have made has long since been accounted for...

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