Motorola Mobility has filed a new U.S. lawsuit, presumably with approval from Google, against Apple, seeking an injunction against the newly released iPhone 4S as well as the iCloud service.

The latest complaint was filed by Motorola against Apple in the Southern District of Florida. It cites six patents that were previously used in complaints against older Apple hardware and services.

The complaint was likely authorized by Google, Forian Mueller of FOSS Patents noted on Wednesday, as Google's proposed takeover of Motorola Mobility gives the search giant control over such actions. The merger agreement between the two companies states that Motorola cannot "assert any Intellectual Property Right in any new Action" without the consent of Google.

The six patents named in Motorola's latest suit against Apple are:

U.S. Patent No. 5,710,987

U.S. Patent No. 5,754,119 - "Multiple pager status synchronization system and method"

U.S. Patent No. 5,958,006 - "Method and apparatus for communicating summarized data"

U.S. Patent No. 6,101,531 - "System for communicating user-selected criteria filter prepared at wireless client to communication server for filtering data transferred from host to said wireless client"

U.S. Patent No. 6,008,737 - "Apparatus for controlling utilization of software added to a portable communication device"

U.S. Patent No. 6,377,161 - "Method and apparatus in a wireless messaging system for facilitating an exchange of address information"




The new lawsuit was filed because Motorola's previous complaint, which was first filed in 2010, is too far along for new patents to be added. A trial in that case is scheduled to be held this summer.

"It's certainly not the same kind of aggressive escalation as a lawsuit over a new set of patents would have been, but this shows that Motorola continues to fight hard," Mueller wrote. "The fact that Google signs off on an additional lawsuit at this stage -- as opposed to waiting for its purchase of MMI to close -- also says something."

(WARNING HUMOROUS CONTENT)
With a deeper Apple war chest and massive iOS uptake, Android plateauing or even *gasp* declining, Google is getting twitchy with the puppet strings - or perhaps the drones at 'Rola are trying desparately to please their new overlords.

Example the first: Larry Page & Andy Rubin: "Get us SanJay on the line!" SanJay:"This is Sanjay, what's up guys?" LP&AR:"Sanjay did you see the reports? We need to cut the legs out from under iOS immediately - line up your patents and commence firing" SanJay:"Right away dread lords! We shall prevail!"

Example the second: SanJay on phone to LP&AR: "See masters! We smote them with our mighty patents. Shall we smite them some more master? Please master?! We needs the Android Precious!"

Can we be sure that this isnt another Failrian where he is completely wrong?

http://phandroid.com/2012/01/25/gala...nlock-lawsuit/

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Originally Posted by fecklesstechguy

(WARNING HUMOROUS CONTENT)
With a deeper Apple war chest and massive iOS uptake, Android plateauing or even *gasp* declining, Google is getting twitchy with the puppet strings - or perhaps the drones at 'Rola are trying desparately to please their new overlords.

Example the first: Larry Page & Andy Rubin: "Get us SanJay on the line!" SanJay:"This is Sanjay, what's up guys?" LP&AR:"Sanjay did you see the reports? We need to cut the legs out from under iOS immediately - line up your patents and commence firing" SanJay:"Right away dread lords! We shall prevail!"

Example the second: SanJay on phone to LP&AR: "See masters! We smote them with our mighty patents. Shall we smite them some more master? Please master?! We needs the Android Precious!"

One seems to have been forgotten:-

U.S. Patent No. 5,710,987 on a "receiver having concealed external antenna"

So how come you can see the 'concealed' external antennas quite clearly on the iPhone 4S, {the metal bits between the black lines).

This may finally get Apple to sue Google directly.

Google's timing here fits for pr reasons ,but i hope that icloud does not have issues here as i get the feeling apple is only just getting going in this area and will be powerful tool long term with connecting people to there content.

It is my understanding their technology is the back of iCloud