By Loek Essers in Computer World
IDG News Service - Motorola Mobility Android phones infringe on a Microsoft text messaging patent, the Higher District Court of Munich ruled on Thursday.
The German court ruled that Motorola infringes on a Microsoft patent that allows a phone to break up a long text message from a sender and reassemble it for the person receiving it. The technology is used as a way to send longer text messages over the air.
The appeal was rejected and Motorola has to bear all the costs of the appeal, said Wilhelm Schneider, spokesman for the Higher District Court of Munich in an email. "An appeal against this decision was not approved," Schneider added.
"Generally this decision prevents Motorola from selling its Android phones in Germany," Microsoft spokesman Thomas Baumgartner said in an email. "We are gratified the court has affirmed the District Courts original decision and that Motorola remains unable to sell infringing products in Germany," he added.
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