Motorola's just scored a fairly big victory in its ongoing worldwide case against Apple: a German court has ruled that every iPhone up to the iPhone 4S and both 3G iPads infringe a Motorola patent held essential to the GPRS standard. (The iPhone 4S simply wasn't around when Motorola filed the case; it's likely but not certain it contains the same infringing elements.) Unlike the previous Motorola victory in Germany, this one has some actual teeth: Motorola can post a €100m ($133m) bond and enforce an injunction against sales of Apple's products in Germany. It's all but certain Apple will appeal the decision and seek to postpone any injunction while the appeal is underway; Apple's also trying to have the patent invalidated entirely,...
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