Motorola files new patent suit against Apple

News Wireless Global 26 JAN 2012
Motorola files new patent suit against Apple
Motorola Mobility filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against Apple targeting the most recent version of the iPhone. Motorola filed suit in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging Apple has infringed on six patents related to mobile technology, the Wall Street Journal reports. Each count in the complaint names Apple's iPhone 4S, introduced last October, as an allegedly infringing device. The complaint also names Apple's iCloud storage service as an infringing product. The iCloud service was unveiled last year. The suit extends an existing complaint filed by Motorola in Florida in 2010. An Apple representative declined to comment.

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