German Court Bans Sales of Ford Cars with Internet in Patent Lawsuit

A German court has put a nationwide sales and production ban on Ford cars able to establish Internet connection, it said, 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 said, adding a 227 million euro ($240 million) security payment by the plaintiff, Japan's IP Bridge Inc, was required for it to become “provisionally enforceable.”