Surprising and mystifying everyone, Motorola withdrew their International Trade Commission complaint against Apple, which, if successful, could have banned the iPhone 5 in the US. It has been characterized as “one of the most surprising developments” in the dispute.
The new map app that replaces Google Maps on the iPhone through iOS 6 has come under intense scrutiny due to its inaccuracies. Google-owned Motorola has now mocked the much-criticized app.
Apple has won a preliminary sales ban against several Motorola products in Germany.
Despite the recent bad blood between Apple and Motorola, the two have reached a licensing agreement with one another.
Motorola’s second lawsuit against Apple threatened to ban the sale of the iPhone and iPad within the United States. However, the ITC has partially cleared the latter in the lawsuit.
Motorola Mobility has filed its second lawsuit against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), which, if successful, could effectively ban the sale of the iPhone, Mac computers and the iPad from the United States.