German court throws out Ford cars in patent case

A German court has put a nation-wide sales and production ban on Ford cars able to establish internet connections, as part of a lawsuit over the violation of wireless technology patents.

The verdict by the Munich regional court is not legally binding and can still be appealed, it says, adding that a 227 million euro $240 million security payment by the plaintiff, Japan's IP Bridge Inc, was required to become provisionally enforceable.

The Court case involves the licensing of standard-essential patents for LTE networks. Ford said in a emailed statement that they did not receive the written opinion of the court, they do not want to comment on this matter at this time.