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A German court ruled that MOTOROLA's Android phones violated Microsoft's SMS patent
date: 2013-04-26

4 month 26 Daily news, According to foreign media reports, The High District Court in Munich, Germany, ruled on Thursday, MOTOROLA Mobile Android The phone infringes Microsoft's SMS patent.

A German court ruled that MOTOROLA infringed a Microsoft patent that allows phones to separate and recombine long text messages from the sender to make them easier for users to receive. This technique is a way of sending long messages wirelessly. Munich High District Court spokesman Wilhelm·Schneider (Wilhelm Schneider) Said in an email, MOTOROLA Mobility's appeal was rejected.

MOTOROLA Mobility must pay the costs of the appeal. The court did not grant an appeal against the decision.

A Microsoft spokesman said, Generally speaking, The ruling will prevent MOTOROLA Mobility from selling it in Germany Android Mobile phone. We thank the High District Court for affirming the original ruling of the District Court and that MOTOROLA Mobility remains unable to sell the infringing products in Germany. Microsoft's request to block the sale of phones from Google's MOTOROLA Mobility that infringe the patent is in 2012 years 5 Monthly approval.

At that time, A lower Munich district court ruled that MOTOROLA had violated the patent. Since then, Microsoft enforced a sales ban in Germany, Requiring MOTOROLA Mobility to withdraw the infringing products from the distribution channel. MOTOROLA Mobility did not respond to a request for comment.

(Tianhong) (source: Cedi)