Apple Might Have to Stop Selling Products That Use iCloud in Germany Because of Motorola

Over in the busy courts of Germany , Apple just suffered a little loss in a preliminary audience that might snowball into a huge one : iCloud is potentially infringing on patents own by Motorola . The German motor inn could order an injunction that ’ll force Apple to bar selling products that tie to iCloud .

It has n’t happened yet but a homage in Mannheim , Germany held a preliminary earreach about Motorola ’s patent infringement claim against Apple and they ’ve ruled that it ’s going to trial . The trial holds serious ramifications for Apple and is currently schedule for February 3 , 2012 . The specific patent in question is , concord to FOSS Patents , “ EP ( European Patent ) 0847654 ( B1 ) on a ‘ multiple pager condition synchronization system and method ’ ; this is the European equivalent of U.S. Patent No . 5,754,119 . ” The Motorola patent of invention essentially detail how contacts and calendar sync with machine . Motorola say that Apple use this syncing method acting in iCloud . And as everything Apple cares about syncs with iCloud , all those products could disappear in Germany because of a next injunction

FOSS Patents assertsthat the court in Mannheim , Germany “ does n’t appear to buy any of Apple ’s denial at this level ” , so Apple needs to be ready if they desire to keep doing business enterprise in Germany . Apple has asked the court to order Motorola to give a $ 2.7 billion bail if Motorola seek to enforce the patent ( the bail is to give the infringer ( Apple ) recompense if the opinion is overturned in appeal court of law later ) . Either mode , this court conflict looks like it ’s shaping up to be a big one in Europe . No Holy Writ how it ’ll affect Apple in the US yet . [ FOSS Patents ]

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