A German district court has rejected a lawsuit against Apple seeking damages 20 A billion-dollar patent case.

In this case, A German patent licensing company IPCom Alleging that some of Apple's products violated IPCom Holds a mobile patent. IPCom They want Apple to pay for it 15. 7 Hundreds of millions of euros in damages. The patent claimed covers IPCom Claim right UMTS and LTE Mobile standards are a critical piece of technology, Because of this, Any company using the patent should sign a license agreement (And pay the associated licensing fees) .

In a statement, IPCom Said the patent was particularly important for emergency services and the police, Because the patent gives them priority access to the network in the event of an emergency, Even though the network is overloaded. In a ruling issued over the weekend, The district court in Mannheim, Germany, rejected it IPCom The lawsuit against Apple and its case against HTC A lawsuit about the same patent.

IPCom General manager of Bernhard Frohwitter Said they would appeal. "We are surprised that the court has ruled in this way, Specifically the Mannheim District Court--As have other courts in Germany and Britain--There have been a number of infringement rulings on this patent. " In fact, In recent years, IPCom Has been embroiled in a number of lawsuits over this and other patents, Although the results are not the same.

before, The patent is being challenged at the European level: apple, HTC, Nokia And other mobile phone makers challenged the patent at the European Patent Office. The patent was later backed by the European Commission, But in a narrower form. in 2012 years 4 month, The Dusseldorf District Court ruled T-Mobile And Vodafone infringed the patent.

The patent is IPCom Acquired as part of a patent portfolio, is IPCom in 2007 From Bosch AG, a German electronics firm that used to make mobile phones (Robert Bosch) Part of the patent purchased.

　 (Compiled from zdnet. com) (source: China Intellectual Property Protection Network)