Apple Loses Patent Claim Against Motorola Xoom in Germany

Apple’s efforts to have Motorola’s Xoom tablet banned across Europe have ended in a rout in Germany. On Tuesday the Düsseldorf court ruled that the Xoom does not infringe on Apple’s industrial design rights for the iPad, and dismissed the company’s request for a ban on the Xoom in Germany. At the same time, the court also rejected a counterclaim brought by Motorola alleging that the design claims Apple asserted against it were invalid.