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Microsoft (MSFT) has won a German injunction on the sale of Motorola Mobility (GOOG) Android...

  • Thursday, May 24, 2012, 10:09 AM ET
    Microsoft (MSFT) has won a German injunction on the sale of Motorola Mobility (GOOG) Android devices, after a court ruled Motorola is infringing a patent related to the brilliant innovation of breaking up and reassembling a text message. The ruling comes after the ITC banned the U.S. import of Motorola devices infringing another Microsoft patent, and suggested (pending a final ruling) the Xbox 360 should face an import ban for violating Motorola patents.
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    the difference is that Motorola is winning with FRAND-encumbered patents, where there is preliminary injunction outstanding in Western District preventing Motorola from enforcing any injunction from FRAND-encumbered patents until that case is adjudicated. Microsoft is attacking with patents that are not standards essential and therefor do not have FRAND commitments and thus in a position to enforce injunctions. However, because Microsoft's patents in-suit are not standards essential patents, technical work-arounds are possible in order for MMI to side-step a Microsoft patent injunction. Since all these cases are really where Android is the ultimate culprit, it really requires a modification to Android in order to implement a work-around. At least plenty to keep GOOG busy.

    24 May 2012, 11:13 AM Reply Like
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    Should a ban on the Xbox 360 actually occur, it would be simple for Microsoft to release their next Xbox 720 version, as a work-around.

    After all, the Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005, eons ago in technological terms.

    I personally think all these patents / litigations are hurting Humanity and technological progress.

    Before Apple started all this litigation mess, people used to get along, with cross-licensing of 'patented' technologies. Hence explaining the apparent 'truce' between Apple and Microsoft, since they signed such cross-licensing agreements, when Microsoft bailed out Apple from bankruptcy back in August of 1997.

    More on that by googling http://bit.ly/LtaUni

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    24 May 2012, 03:44 PM Reply Like
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