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According to Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents, the Mannheim Regional Court has ruled in favor of Microsoft in a patent infringement case against Motorola. According to the decision, Motorola’s Android devices infringe on Microsoft’s File Allocation Table (FAT) patent. The FAT patent covers a multiple file name referencing system that stores multiple file names (both short and long names) in a single file.
The Redmond company can enforce an injunction that would ban Motorola Android devices. The injunction will go into effect once Microsoft pays a €10 million bond. Microsoft can also request a recall of the infringing products and ask for damages for the infringement.
[Via FOSS Patents]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
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