German court dismisses $2 billion patent troll claim against Apple

IPCom, a Germany company that regularly licenses patents, sought the damages by arguing that a patent it owns is essential to 3G and LTE devices. Germany's Mannheim Regional Court dismissed the case, and also dismissed a similar case between IPCom and HTC. The rulings are a significant setback for IPCom, a company that owns 1,200 patents related to mobile technologies. While IPCom will undoubtedly appeal the cases, the company has been trying to sue HTC unsuccessfully for years.

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