Motorola wins trial against Apple, iCloud banned in Germany (possibly in Europe too)

It looks like Apple's patent war is getting worse. While many of its appeals against Android devices were struck down by many courts across Europe, Judge Andreas Voss of Mannheim Regional Court has ruled a permanent injunction against Apple (filed by Motorola last April) and banned Apple iCloud and any devices that make use of iCloud in Germany as this service violates patent EP (European Patent) 0847654 (B1) on a "multiple pager status synchronization system and method". This is a permanent injunction that is delivered at the end of a full proceeding. Apple can chose to appeal the decision. Hit the source button to get more information on the same

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