Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to end their long-running patent feud over smartphones and video game systems, dropping about 20 lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany. The two companies, which didn’t disclose financial terms, have been litigating over technology innovations for five years….
Read MoreMore Articles
Judges in a top German court ruled against Apple’s European “swipe-to-unlock” patent on Tuesday, stating that it didn’t meet high enough standards to secure patent protection. The decision reinforces findings by an earlier patent tribunal in favor of Lenovo’s Motorola Mobility unit, according to…
Read More(Reuters) – Motorola Mobility said a U.S. jury ordered the company to pay $10.2 million in damages for using Fujifilm Corp’s patented technology in its phones without permission. Fujifilm Corp, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Fujifilm Holdings Corp, sued Motorola in 2012, accusing the company of…
Read More(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court appeared skeptical on Wednesday toward Google Inc’s bid to charge Microsoft Corp a high royalty rate to use some of the Internet search provider’s Motorola Mobility patents. Microsoft sued Motorola in 2010, alleging Motorola breached its commitment to license…
Read More