Motorola has forced Apple to remove several models of iPhone and iPad in Germany as a result of a court order . The first, which had achieved victory in a patent case against Apple in the country, had the power to request the temporary cessation of sales of various devices .
Specifically, Apple has had to withdraw from your online store in GermanyiPhone 3G models and the iPhone 3G 4 and 4S but not the iPhone , the latest model of the company.
The withdrawal of the affected models of the store 'online' from Apple comes after a court decision giving the reason Motorola in a case against Apple . A German court ruled in favor of Motorola in December in a lawsuit accusing the company Apple of infringing some of its patents.in its application, Motorola accused Apple of infringing its patents in making the iPhone 3G, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G.
icloud, also affected
In addition, Motorola also denounced the use of icloud service for non-compliance of itstechnologies. Thus, the cloud service Apple could also be modified in Germany, although at present there is no record of it.
Currently the affected products are not available on the web version of the Apple store for Germany, where they appear with a message of "currently unavailable".
Speaking to Reuters, an Apple spokesman said that "although there are some models ofiPhone and iPhone that are not available in the shop 'online' company in Germany, customers should not have trouble finding them in physical stores and distributorsauthorized. "
Patent use 'reasonable'
From Apple also said they are appealing the decision. The company explained that in his defense indicated that on several occasions have requested licenses patents from Motorola, but the company "has refused on reasonable terms, despite having been declared industry standard patents for seven years" .
However, Motorola claims that since 2007 has offered Apple "reasonable licensingconditions" to these patents, reports the BBC.
