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German court sides with Apple in rubber-band patent dispute with Motorola

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 12:15 PM

Motorola was handed a legal setback today when a Munich judge ruled that its devices infringe upon Apple’s over-scroll bounce patent. This patent describes the slight bounce-back that occurs when a user drags a web page or other onscreen element past the screen’s boundaries.

As part of his ruling, Judge Peter Guntz ordered a recall of all Motorola smartphones and tablets. A court spokesperson pointed out to Reuters that this ruling won’t have an immediate effect on Motorola. Apple still has to formally request a ban and post money to secure it. Motorola also has the option to appeal the ruling.

[Via Reuters]

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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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