In Apples legal team is on a roll. It has come to light that Apples complaint against Samsung, which was filed in German court, includes mention of a complaint that Apple filed against Motorola's Zoom tablet. This isn't the first time that Motorola and Apple will be battling it out in courtrooms. Until recently they were at war in US over patents related to the iPhone and Motorolas DROID handsets.
In October last year Motorola had charged Apple with violating 18 patents in its iOS-based devices, as well as some Macs. Apple retaliated by claming that Motorola had violated six of its patents in Droid, Droid 2, Droid X, and other smartphones. In November, the U.S. International Trade Commission agreed to hear Apple's complaint, which requested a ban on the importation of allegedly infringing Motorola devices.
Apple has already won a ban on the sale of Samsung tablet in EU nations (except Netherlands) and in Australia. However, Apple is not satisfied with the verdict. The company has requested that a district court in Germany fine Samsung $350,000 per violation or imprison the companys management.
It is also worth noting that Apples newly revealed European dispute with Motorola follows the grumbling noises from Googles chief legal officer, David Drummond, who wrote on his company's blog last week that Apple is among many companies that have taken aim at Google's Android platform with what he calls, bogus patents. Perhaps Apple is now determined to prove through legal means that its stand on patent related issues is not at all bogus.
If Apple succeeds in having the Zoom banned in any major market, then that would be a tremendous setback for the Android tablet and handset makers.
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