The patent involves USB and the way the PC chooses the appropriate driver when you connect the device to it. To avoid the ban, HTC will have to either modify the method it uses to avoid using Nokia's patented technology or strike a licensing agreement with Nokia.
This patent is possibly used by all Android OEMs, so Nokia could easily go after all the others after this victory, although they haven't announced anything as such as of now. Regarding the victory against HTC, Nokia had the following to say:
"Nokia is pleased that the Regional Court in Munich, Germany has today ruled that a number of HTC products infringe Nokia’s patent EP 1 246 071, which covers USB functionality in mobile phones.
Today's judgment is another significant milestone in our on-going dispute with HTC, enabling Nokia to enforce an injunction against the import and sale of all infringing HTC products in Germany, as well as to obtain damages for past infringement. This patent is also already in suit against HTC in the UK.
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