Judge cuts 13 of Motorola Mobility's patent claims against Microsoft
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Parts of Motorola's patents were ruled to be invalid |
Ironically, Google had purchased Motorola for its patent portfolio, mostly to help Google defend Android in court. In this legal battle, where Motorola was the instigator, it's patents were found to be wanting. Microsoft had been accused of using the patents on its Xbox and Windows Phone devices.
source: ZDNET via electronista
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7 Comments
1. lyndon420 posted on 07 Feb 2013, 20:53 1
Only the big guns can sue and get away with BS victories.
2. joey_sfb posted on 07 Feb 2013, 21:14 1
Microsoft has been a big bully to the open source for years. Android is just an extension of this bulls**t. With Google actively backing Android and the public buying in on the handset. Balance of powers has been archived.
Google please continue to pursue a path of innovation.
5. UrbanPhantom posted on 07 Feb 2013, 22:17 1
Did it ever occur to you that big business is big business? Google isn't any less overbearing or "evil" than Microsoft, despite their corporate slogan...
7. TheRetroReplay posted on 08 Feb 2013, 07:44 1
You do realize that Android is not as open as Google leads to you to believe it is. Google operates and controls Android almost exactly like how Microsoft operates and controls Windows.
3. MartyK posted on 07 Feb 2013, 21:30 1
"U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Washington".
"Microsoft Corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington"
Who is surprise about this ruling?....hahaha
4. Taters posted on 07 Feb 2013, 21:32 2
Where were these judges during Apple Samsun trial? Someone needs to throw out all the bs Apple patents.
6. TheRetroReplay posted on 08 Feb 2013, 07:19 1
I often wonder, if Apple didn't start this patent war in an attempt to destroy Android out of sheer childishness. Would this patent war happened at all?
