Just this morning iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and 3G iPad’s were banned in Germany due to violation of copyrights of Motorola patents. Which would have been a major blow to Apple if the ban had been permanent but now thanks to “Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory” (FRAND) the ban has been lifted.

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So what exactly happened?

The Mannheim Regional Court found Apple infringed a patent used to synchronize e-mail accounts. The ruling also allows Motorola Mobility to ask Apple for information about past device sales and holds Apple liable for damages, Presiding Judge Andreas Voss said today.

“The court has come to the conclusion that the wording of the patent does cover functions that were at issue here,” said Voss. Apple “wasn’t able to convince the court that it isn’t infringing.”

Due to this, all 3G capable devices excluding the iPhone 4S were banned from Germany!

But it seems that the ban was only for a very short time, literally in minutes!

According to SlashGear

Apple has been granted a suspension of the German injunction against 3G-enabled iOS devices, with the iPad WiFi + 3G, iPhone 4 and other gadgets back on sale through the company’s online store. ”All iPad and iPhone models will be back on sale through Apple’s online store in Germany shortly” the company told us in a statement. “Apple appealed this ruling because Motorola repeatedly refuses to license this patent to Apple on reasonable terms, despite having declared it an industry standard patent seven years ago.” 

So folks move on just another battle between tech companies who simply can’t wait to tear each other apart. Will this ever end?

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