Everyone seems to be singing the Sue-You-Sue-Me Blues in the smartphone market. Microsoft and Motorola are the latest to join the chorus, both claiming victory in a patent ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ruling found that Motorola Mobility — which Google has agreed to acquire for $12.5 billion — violated one of seven patents in question. The patents cover technology used in Android-powered Motorola smartphones. Motorola was found to have infringed a Microsoft-owned patent that covers the generation of meeting requests and group scheduling using a mobile device.
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Microsoft Does a Little Victory Dance Over ITC Ruling
Posted by: Rob Spiegel December 21, 2011 12:44 PMEveryone seems to be singing the Sue-You-Sue-Me Blues in the smartphone market. Microsoft and Motorola are the latest to join the chorus, both claiming victory in a patent ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ruling found that Motorola Mobility — which Google has agreed to acquire for $12.5 billion — violated one of seven patents in question. The patents cover technology used in Android-powered Motorola smartphones. Motorola was found to have infringed a Microsoft-owned patent that covers the generation of meeting requests and group scheduling using a mobile device.