February 2nd Alliacense announces that the German Patent Court upheld the German patent. One might assume that the procedure could be similar to USPTO. We see a posting that there in an intent to recert, but it isn't official until it is issued, which happens at a later date, I believe. So the parties may well have known much earlier than Feb 2nd.

Also on Feb 2nd Deutsche Telecom announces the launch of their G-1 mobile phone in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Coincidence? Opty