Apple, the famed iPhone and iPad maker, got another setback in its
global patent war when a German court on Friday ruled in the favour of Motorola Mobility, saying the iPad and
iPhone infringe Motorola patent.
The court, in the copyright infringement battle, has also banned the import of iPhones and 3G-enabled iPad in Germany. The court has ruled that Motorola is entitled to a damaged award.
CHECK OUT: Top 10 smartphones of December The dispute, one of Apple's several patent lawsuits around the world, is over a Motorola patent essential to GPRS.
"Motorola has been negotiating with Apple over licensing terms and conditions since 2007, and it will continue its efforts to resolve its global patent dispute as soon as practicable," said Motorola Mobility in a statement Friday.
REVIEW: How Apple iPad beats its competition "We're going to appeal the court's ruling right away. Holiday shoppers in Germany should have no problem finding the iPad or iPhone they want," an Apple spokesman told tech news site AllThingsD.
The ruling is against Apple's European sales company and only impacts its products sold in Germany.
In August, Apple also filed a suit in Germany over the design of Motorola's tablet Xoom, which runs Google's Android system. But Apple did not make it clear whether it will seek to block the sales of Xoom in Europe.
MORE TO THE WAR? Kushan Mitra talks about Google buying Motorola and what Apple, Microsoft might do Also on Friday, Samsung won an appeal from the Australian High Court, overturning a previous Apple victory that effectively banned Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab in Australia.
Based on claims of
infringing Apple's patents, the California-based tech giant has been seeking court order to block Samsung's Galaxy line of mobile devices around the world.
A German court issued an injunction in August, blocking Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets across all European Union members, except for the Netherlands.
On Thursday, Apple said it will appeal a California judge's refusal to ban sales of Samsung 4G smartphones and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in the US.
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