'Slide-to-unlock' patent gets Apple partial win against Motorola in Germany
Published on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 18:51 | Source : Tech2.com
Updated at Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 19:00
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'Slide-to-unlock' patent gets Apple partial win against Motorola in Germany
Folks at Apple can now heave a sigh of relief, as almost a brief spell of disappointment; a win, albeit partial has come its way.
Folks at Apple can now heave a sigh of relief, as after a brief spell of disappointment; a win, albeit partial has come its way. Bloomberg Businessweek has confirmed that the slide-to-unlock feature, an European patent, which they own has saved the day for them, as it has fetched them partial victory in Germany, against Motorola Mobility. According to the report, Apple has won an injunction at the Munich Regional Court against "all Motorola Mobility mobile phones that use methods for unlocking touch screens". However, Apple will have to take this news with a pinch of salt, since this victory is only partial. Meaning, Apple, while security victory as far as the slide-to-unlock patent is concerned, its other plea pertaining to the Xoom tablet has been rejected. The Munich Regional Court has cleared that it is not convinced that the Motorola Xoom tablet does not violate on Apple's patent.
