In the past few years, Apple and Android mobile phone manufacturers at war of the camps, and patent litigation has never stopped, and Apple has been well-placed in the case. However, Germany Court recently dropped the Apple spirit, and awarded Apple holds the sliding screen unlock patent is invalid.
When Motorola was in Google when its has sliding screen unlock Apple patent prosecution. In 2013, Germany a grass-roots courts have already declared Apple the patents invalid, but Apple refuses to follow the above, are located in Karlsruhe, Germany the Federal Court of appeal finally ruled that the sentence was upheld.
In fact, unlock sliding screen is widely used in Apple and Android phones, Android phone launch because Apple user interface technology, Apple sued on many Android mobile phone manufacturers, of course, this group of companies has no furuan, repeatedly launched counterclaims.
Now it seems Apple in recent years efforts have been wasted, because before Apple introduced the first Smartphone, named "Neonode" Sweden company was the first to introduce smartphones "Neonode N1", and this phone is unlocked sliding screen technology is used. Germany Court said Apple holds a number of user interface technology is not the first, it cannot be registered as a patent.
But it is a pity, the company's mobile phone sales was not ideal, only sold tens of thousands of units, finally declared bankruptcy in 2008. Soon after, the company completed a reorganization, as a licensing company. Red Note virtual millet was not honest
United States media that, according to Germany the Court's decision, Apple's touch-screen to unlock the patents are not valid in the territory of Europe and the European Union. But it is not clear whether the Android manufacturers elsewhere in the historic lawsuit brought by influential, if you slide the lock screen Apple patents completely invalid, so many Android handset vendors means one more win!
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