German court has ordered Motorola to stop smartphone sale over the infringe on an antenna design patent. The Mannheim Regional Court has ordered to cease all Moto X and Moto G sales in Germany, as the company is allegedly infringing on antenna related patents held by German firm LPKF Laser & Electronics.
The patent relates to the process of placing the antenna onto a curved plastic design, which is a process that is fairly common in the mobile world. This technology is also used in Motorola’s Moto X and Moto G for wireless radios and hence the court has issued the ban. The court also ordered Motorola Deutschland to recall phones that infringe on the patent. In addition of stopping the sales, the court has also ordered Motorola to pay compensation to LPKF.
Motorola has appealed for the same issue in the high court and hopes to that the ban is lifted soon. In the meantime, the ban is going to affect Motorola as Moto X and Moto G are popular and has garnered great reviews.