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Apple was able to convince a
German court to suspend an
injunction that went into effect
earlier today that temporarily
prevented it from selling the
iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad 2
via its web site. Apple lost a
patent ruling to Motorola in
December that effects the
aforementioned devices. The
patents in question cover GPRS
standards. Apple claims that
Motorola is seeking licensing
terms for the patents that don't
comply with fair, reasonable and
non-discriminatory (FRAND) rules.
The iPhone 4S was excluded
from the patent ruling because it
uses a Qualcomm baseband
rather than one from Infineon.
Motorola had to post a $100
million bond for the ban to take
effect., but Apple won a reversal.
It isn't clear how long the
reversal will last. Separately,
German courts today issued
another ruling against Apple and
its iCloud service. Apple was
found guilty of infringing on a
Motorola patent concerning how
email is synced between devices.
The ruling gives Motorola leeway
to inquire about past device sales
as it prepares requests for
damages. Apple is appealing the
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