Today’s ruling in a Mannheim court granted Motorola a permanent injunction on Apple products that use its iCloud technology, specifically around push email services, and, like many patent cases, is not based on a recent patent but an older one — in this case, one that Motorola holds around paging devices (one of the company’s earliest wireless products).

Update: Motorola has issued a formal response to the decision:

“We are pleased that the Mannheim court has recognized the importance of our intellectual property and granted an enforceable injunction in Germany against Apple Sales International,” it said in an emailed statement.

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Apple, meanwhile, said that it is already appealing in this case:

“Apple believes this old pager patent is invalid and we’re appealing the court’s decision,” Apple told paidContent in an emailed statement.

But before you start thinking that this might mean that various new, iCloud-enabled Apple products will be disappearing from German retailers, think again. PaidContent understands that the injunction applies only to a specific function: the instant, push email service that Apple offers via MobileMe/iCloud, and there are only a limited number of users in Germany actually taking that service. Plus, there are already at least two workarounds available: for customers to either download the email manually; or to set up a script to check email regularly anyway.

The case is still developing so it remains to be seen how the injunction will play out.

More pressing, it seems, is the outcome of another Motorola court case that dates back from December, and which has been in the works for even longer, which has resulted in Apple pulling some older models of the iPad and iPhone from its online store in Germany.

These products were pulled overnight and are indeed absent when paidContent visited the online store this morning. They are, however, still being sold offline through Apple stores and other retailers.

Update: The temporary injunction has now been lifted, but Motorola says the case continues:

“We are pleased that the Mannheim court has recognized the importance of our intellectual property and granted an enforceable injunction in Germany against Apple Sales International. Although the enforcement of the injunction has been temporarily suspended, Motorola Mobility will continue to pursue its claims against Apple.”

Earlier, Apple said it would appeal the decision:

“While some iPad and iPhone models are not available through Apple’s online store in Germany right now, customers should have no problem finding them at one of our retail stores or an authorised reseller. Apple is appealing this ruling because Motorola repeatedly refuses to license this patent to Apple on reasonable terms, despite having declared it an industry standard patent seven years ago.”

This case, essentially, is another chapter in Apple’s European battle over FRAND patents, which fall under rules that require equipment makers to license IP on “Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory” terms, in order to make sure that IP that has been declared industry standard is not intentionally made more expensive for competitors than non-competitors in a field like smartphones.

Apple has been facing other issues over FRAND terms in Europe, specifically with Samsung. That case looks like it may have taken a turn in Apple’s favor: this week the European Commission said that it would start an antitrust investigation into Samsung and whether it has violated FRAND rules in its dealings with Apple. The EC cautions that it has not yet declared a judgement in this investigation so it could still go either way.

In this Motorola FRAND case, Motorola Mobility says that it approached Apple in 2007 with its FRAND licensing terms and attempted to negotiate a license with Apple for over three years.

“Apple’s refusal to negotiate in good faith, as well as their aggressive litigation campaign against Android, left Motorola Mobility with no option other than to seek to enforce the Company’s rights and patent portfolio. Motorola Mobility remains committed to licensing rather than litigation as the proper vehicle for resolving intellectual property disputes,” Motorola told paidContent in an emailed statement.

You might recall that disputes over FRAND licensing was the issue in the FRAND dispute with Samsung — the case that spurred the EC investigation

Whether this will result in a FRAND investigation of Motorola by the EC remains to be seen, but if it does that could have wider implications since the Commission is already investigating antitrust issues regarding the proposed merger between Motorola and Google.

Given that this is all really about stabbing at your competition on a legal level, one possible outcome might be particularly ironic: if what people want are Apple products, by not being able to buy the less expensive, older models, they may end up opting for the 4S in the end and boost sales of the company’s highest margin, priciest device. A Win-Win in that case?

Leading the second round of investment were Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) Ventures and Innovacom, along with participation from prior investors Creandum and Northzone; and takes the total amount of funding in the company to almost $18 million.

Videoplaza says that it will be using the investment to help fund its international growth and product development. Those two areas appear to be running fast at the moment anyway: the company says that its client base already spreads across 17 markets, and in the past year its ad serving volumes grew five-fold. Some of its clients include the publisher Dennis, French commercial broadcaster M6 and Spanish newspaper group La Vanguardia and the France-Telecom-owned interactive ad network Unanimis, and it partners with other established names in the business, like Brightcove, to help monetize their video ad traffic.

Videoplaza’s target is to tap into some of the $160 billion that is estimated to be spent on TV advertising annually at the moment, and following those ad budgets as media buyers try to chase down viewers as they start watch more and more of that TV content on an ever-growing variety of screens, from IP-enabled TVs to smartphones, tablets, cars and desktop computers — and who knows what else. Videoplaza projects that by 2020 there will be more than 10 billion connected devices in consumers’ hands that could be used for consuming streamed video.

It is not the only one: companies like YuMe, spotXchange, BrightRoll (a Videoplaza partner), Hulu, CBS (NYSE: CBS) and many, many others are also scrambling for substantial market share in this space. It’s still a fast-growing area, with the amount of ad-funded, streamed video content still very much on the rise — both in terms of volumes and consumption — but there is bound to be some consolidation on the cards among these ad players, too.

A stake from a company like Qualcomm — which plays a central role in making processors and other parts and software for mobile devices — could potentially give Videoplaza a leg up in that respect. At the moment the vast majority of video ad consumption for Videoplaza is still coming from PCs: only eight percent came from other devices. But the company believes that by 2013 (that is, in a year) that will shift to a 50-50 balance.

Paul Jacobs, CEO of the mobile chip maker, showed off a concept tablet running Microsoft’s Windows 8, the first version of Windows that will work on the ARM instruction set used by Qualcomm and others to build chips for smartphones and tablets. Such tablets have been promised since last CES, so it’s not like the demonstration was a surprise (although it was an LTE tablet for AT&T’s network).

However, the marriage of Windows and ARM is definitely a problem for Intel: Jacobs called it “a game changer.” Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has famously struggled to shift its PC processor expertise into the mobile world, and while CEO Paul Otellini will likely show off the company’s newest and best smartphone chip to date later on Tuesday, Qualcomm actually has the inside track on a new generation of Windows devices that could be more interesting than the ultrabooks Intel talked up Monday at its press conference or traditional PCs.

Qualcomm did announce the creation of a new X Prize with the organization behind the famous private spaceflight contest. The group plans to award $10 million to whoever can design and develop a handheld medical device that would allow people to diagnose themselves, drawing inspiration from the “tricorder” in the Star Trek series.

And it also announced that Hanvon will produce an e-reader for consumers in China using Qualcomm’s Mirasol display technology. The companies did not commit to a release date.

But for the most part, Jacobs’ address was like many other CES keynotes: designed more as an infomercial for Qualcomm’s range of businesses as opposed to a launching platform for any new products or strategies.

The current CEO of Apple received a base salary of $900,000 as CEO, and on top of that received stock awards that brought his total 2011 compensation package to just under $378 million, according to Apple’s proxy statement filed with the SEC. As one wag put it, that’s equivalent to just over 757,500 iPads (priced at $499). In 2010, Cook received just over $59 million.

Apple compares its executive compensation with that of several other benchmark companies, which include Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), Google (NSDQ: GOOG), HP (NYSE: HPQ), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM).

But in the case of Cook, “no formula or peer group ‘benchmark’ used in determining the award amount,” the statement notes. The board, consulting with Jobs, determined the amount themselves — a sign that it is outside (higher than?) the norms established by companies similar to Apple.

As my colleague Tom pointed out in his 2012 “look ahead“, Cook will likely be under intense scrutiny in the year ahead as people inevitably ask the question, “Is that what Steve Jobs would have done?” regarding every business decision he makes. However, it bears repeating here that it’s likely Apple’s product roadmap and strategy is likely laid out years ahead of time — meaning 2011 is not on auto-pilot, but neither as freeform as one might assume.

Other executives’ compensation packages were also detailed in the filing. Peter Oppenheimer, the CFO, received $1.4 million in 2011, compared to a bumper year of $29.8 million in 2010. Eddy Cue, SVP of Internet software and services, received just under $53 million. Scott Forstall, SVP of iOS software, got $1.4 million in 2010 (and similar to Oppenheimer, had $29.6 million in 2010). Ronald Johnson, the retail head, had total compensation of $1.4 million ($29.8 million in 2010).

The company also disclosed that it would have its annual shareholder meeting on February 23. At that time, it will vote on its board of directors. The nominees are William V. Campbell, Timothy D. Cook, Millard S. Drexler, Al Gore, Robert A. Iger, Andrea Jung, Arthur D. Levinson, and Ronald D. Sugar. Other items on the agenda include approving the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company’s accountants; an advisory vote on executive compensation; and several shareholder proposals including a “Conflict of Interest Report”, “Shareholder Say on Director Pay”, “Report on Political Contributions and Expenditures”, and “Adopt a Majority Voting Standard for Director Elections”.

–Android Tablets, Take 3: A year after several Android tablets which appeared to be strong contenders against Apple’s iPad were introduced at CES, expect the hype to be much more subdued following the dismal year suffered by Android tablet makers. Several companies will likely showcase tablets based on Google’s Android 4.0 software, which unifies the smartphone and tablet versions in one operating system. But it’s the success of other takes on Android, such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire, that will have the mobile folks wondering how committed Android tablet makers are to Google’s vision.

–WinNok: Nokia hasn’t had much success selling its wares in the U.S., but it will likely make a splash next week with new Windows Phone 7 phones designed for U.S. networks, such as AT&T (NYSE: T). T-Mobile’s version of the Lumia 710 will start shipping on Wednesday, and Bloomberg reported Friday that it will introduce a version for AT&T’s 4G LTE network at the show.

Despite app fatigue, there’s a sense that the mobile market can accommodate a third mobile operating system that would replace the declining BlackBerry brand. Microsoft and Nokia are perhaps best positioned to do so, but will have to generate demand beyond bribing carrier sales people to recommend Windows Phone 7 handsets.

–Internet In The TV: Heard this one before? Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV hasn’t exactly made a splash, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) continues to slow-play its television hand, and a host of other companies haven’t really succeeded in marrying Internet content to the television. However, this is going to happen one of the these days, and so expect to hear a whole new round of reasons why Vendor X’s approach to this market will win.

With so much money invested to this point, the TV industry also can’t ignore an opportunity to promote 3D television. Toshiba will introduce a 3D television that doesn’t require glasses, according to CNET, although if it’s as expensive as versions that sell in Europe and Asia, don’t hold your breath.

–Ultrabook: NetBook 2.0: The venerable PC industry would love to steal back some of the thunder from Apple and the mobile companies, and led by Grandpa Intel (NSDQ: INTC) they’ll be promoting Ultrabooks left and right during the show. They’ll conveniently ignore that the Ultrabook is basically just a Windows take on the MacBook Air and promote the virtues of mobility.

All jokes aside, this is a smart idea: make affordable notebook-style PCs that have more horsepower than netbook without weighing as much as much as traditional notebooks. People are enamored with smartphones and tablets but only a brave few have taken the talk of “post-PC era” literally enough to ditch their personal computers, and Windows 8 seems like it will take more than a few cues from mobile design principles focused on simplicity.

–End of an era?: CES has come to represent the best and worst of the tech industry in the years since the demise of Comdex and the rise of the “consumerization of IT,” a shift where consumers, not executives in Fortune 500 tech departments, became the people who drove industry trends. It brings an industry together for the types of invaluable personal meetings that are harder and harder to schedule each year, but is usually long on style and short on substance: Samsung used an extremely valuable evening keynote slot last year to put on some sort of weird furry convention, and the celebrity list this year includes Justin Bieber and Snooki.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will deliver his company’s last CES keynote show this year, ending a years-long tradition in which Microsoft has kicked off the festivities. CES is simply too big at the moment to go downhill all that quickly, but the 2012 edition could be a high-water mark.

Kyobo’s touchscreen Android e-reader will sell for 349,000 South Korean won (U.S. $310). It “includes access to Kyobo’s 90,000 ebook library, notably including early rights from Korean publisher Minumsa for the much-anticipated Steve Jobs’ exclusive biography, a full one-month before any other Korean digital outlet,” according to the press release.

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM), which is based in San Diego and is best known for mobile phone chips, does not yet have a U.S. partner for Mirasol displays. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs

*Market share stats are from A.T. Kearney/Bookrepublic, cited yesterday in the WSJ.

» Google agreed to pay 33 percent more — $3 billion — than it originally offered for Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility to get the deal done at $12.5 billlion: were patents the driver? (Motorola Mobility’s SEC Filing)

» China Telecom, the world’s largest CDMA operator, is getting ready to launch the iPhone 5 in October, according to a story in the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper. Meanwhile, another source claims Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is gearing up to release a final beta version of iOS 5 to developers this Friday, with the “gold master” ready by September 23 — to be loaded on to already-manufactured iPhone 5s. (CapitalVue, BGR)

» Intel will develop a phone with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) for 2014. (more here)

» Walmart has bought the social-media-focused mobile advertising outfit OneRiot. (OneRiot blog)

» Some largely favorable reviews of Windows 8, the cross-device OS for PCs and tablets being shown off by Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) at its Build conference. Some nay-sayers, too. (Digits video; Daring Fireball)

» Qualcomm unveils new 2.5Ghz processors for smartphones. (Pocket Lint)

» Twitter, BlackBerry and Facebook face more questions from MPs over riots in the UK this past summer. (via FT)

» Nokia shows off a new “car mode” that lets drivers use their navigation and other traveling apps. Are cars the next big device for wireless operating systems? (Nokia)

HTC has unveiled the Android-powered Sensation XE, the first device to feature the enhanced audio system, Beats by Dr Dre, that it announced in August. (via HTC)

Looking at the background of Babbs, the chief things he will be bringing to Millennial is not advertising expertise, but a focus on new mobile technology; know-how from the publisher’s perspective; and an eye to building acquisition-friendly startups.

Most recently, he was at Qualcomm — where as VP of Qualcomm Services Labs and VP of business development for the wider company, his job was to commercialize and launch mobile services developed internally.

Before that he was president of mobile gaming company Sorrent, which merged with Macrospace to become Glu Mobile. Before Glu, he co-founded shockwave.com at Macromedia, and then led the audio-video division that was later sold to Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). He also co-founded and led two other mobile gaming companies, Tapatap and Atlas Mobile, both also sold to bigger outfits.

Millennial serves ads — currently around 23 billion unique impressions per month — on smartphone platforms as well as those working on feature devices (eg Samsung’s bada).

The bread and butter of that business has been serving display ads to mobile web sites and apps, but you can see from the company’s latest monthly stat report that it’s trying to push different forms of engagement as well to drive its revenues per ad: that’s where new technology could fit in the future.

From last week’s Smart report:

» Millennial noted that video ads grew by 69 percent compared to the month before, now making up 30 percent of all campaigns.

» Social media “actions” in campaigns (eg, tweeting or liking a Facebook brand) went up 34 percent, and are now in 24 percent of all campaigns.

» Local market targeting was up 22 percent and now appears in 67 percent of all targeted campaigns on the network.

Babbs, who had been on Millennial’s advisory board for the last several years, will now be running Millennial’s office in San Francisco, and the company says it plans to hire another 15-20 software engineers in the coming months.

» Qualcomm has named Anastassia Lauterbach as its new SVP for global business operations in Europe. She was previously at Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), where she held a number of senior roles, including SVP of business development and investments and EVP of strategy at T-Mobile International.

» Sony Ericsson has all but dropped out of the top rankings for handset market share worldwide, but it may be trying to reverse that course, with several new appointments and one internal promotion. Paul Hamnett has been appointed as the new head of the North American Region, the latest of several roles he has held with the handset maker. Jorge Juarez is the new head for Mexico. Jorge Aguiar is the new man in charge in South America. And Ricardo Gaibor is the new head of distribution and retail for Latin America.

» mxData, the mobile content aggregation and delivery company, has appointed Brian McBride as its new chairman. McBride has held a number of roles in the tech and mobile industries — most recently as MD for Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) in the UK and before that MD of T-Mobile UK.

» Appitalism, the cross-platform app store that claims to have 700,000 apps in its catalogue, has appointed three new people in the U.S. Geni Piciullo is the new VP for North America; Tim Hsia is the new global marketing director; and Doo Kim is a new marketing and advertising executive with the company.

» Gold Spot Media, the rich media mobile advertising company, has appointed Matthew Bryant to the company’s board of directors. He is the former president of Media Buying Services International.

Now Everything Everywhere — the JV of Orange and T-Mobile in the UK — is looking to take another stab at the medium.

It has announced plans to launch a new live mobile TV platform that its hopes will increase the number of its customers using mobile TV six-fold over the next three years.

The as-yet unbranded service will be produced in conjunction with Red Bee Media, the digital entertainment technology company that was spun off from the BBC. Red Bee will be powering the service using its RedPlayer digital TV delivery platform. Before today, the operators were using in-house solutions for their video services.

This is only the announcement of the changeover: no date yet on when services using the platform will come online.

One of the big gating factors in mobile TV services up to now has been the quality of the broadcasts: they have been too dependent on shoddy network connections, have only worked on a limited range of devices, and don’t necessarily give consumers the choice of content they want to justify the price for the service.

Everything Everywhere looks like it is trying to address that issue head on: it says that the new platform will be able to deliver mobile TV services to a much bigger range of devices than ever before, including tablets, and content will be automatically optimized for the device that is being used. The service will automatically seek out the best network connection for the service, whether it is WiFi or 3G.

Will a redoubled effort on improving quality be enough to drive customer usage? It’s not clear yet — but since those early days of mobile TV a lot has changed, including the rise of apps and the mobile web and how they get used by consumers on their smartphones and tablets. Today, a user can get a range of apps for iOS, Android and other devices — or go right online — to not only view live television but also get on-demand video content.

In terms of actual content, the focus of Everything Everywhere’s service looks like it will be live broadcasts: covering more than 40 channels, including premium channels like Sky Sports and National Geographic. The company says it is also looking at how to implement new TV technologies, such as 3D content.

This is not Everything Everywhere’s first foray into mobile TV: Orange was the first operator in the UK to offer these services, in a partnership with the US-based MobiTV, back in 2005. In those days before the smartphone boom and limited 3G access, though, the service failed to attract a critical mass of users. T-Mobile has been offering mobile TV since 2007.

Everything Everywhere declined to give mocoNews any numbers on how those current services are faring: no details on subscribers nor on how much they actually get used.

The announcement from Everything Everywhere comes on the heels of several other news developments in the realm of mobile TV and mobile entertainment offerings from operators:

Last week, MobiTV last week filed documents with the SEC to announce its intent for an IPO, from which it hopes to raise some $75 million.

Virgin Media inked a £100 million ($160 million) with the Mobile Broadband Network Consortium (Everything Everywhere and Three’s network joint venture) to beef up mobile data backhaul, aimed specifically at improving the delivery of data-intensive services like mobile video.

And just yesterday Orange announced that it would be launching a new mobile music service in partnership with Deezer.

But it also comes after some high-profile closures, such as Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) deciding to ditch its FLO-TV mobile TV service after finally admitting low subscriber takeup.