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Added by Gauss on 19.05.2012 |
After the Xbox 360 was banned in Germany, now... they are even?
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The U.S. ITC ordered an import ban on Motorola Mobility Android products, now the company may have to pay dearly to get the ban lifted.
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Remember that Xbox 360 was banned in Germany due to a Motorola patent infringement, a few weeks ago?
Well, even if that ruling is still pending, Microsoft "strikes back" as the US International Trade Commission ordered today an import ban on Motorola Mobility Android products, because the devices infringe a Microsoft patent on “generating meeting requests” from a mobile device.
The import ban stems from a December ruling that the Motorola Atrix, Droid, and Xoom (among 18 total devices) infringed the patent, which Microsoft says is related to Exchange ActiveSync technology. Today, the ITC said in a “final determination of violation” that “the appropriate form of relief in this investigation is a limited exclusion order prohibiting the unlicensed entry for consumption of mobile devices, associated software and components thereof covered by claims 1, 2, 5, or 6 of the United States Patent No. 6,370,566 and that are manufactured abroad by or on behalf of, or imported by or on behalf of, Motorola.”
ITC rulings such as this one are subject to a 60-day Presidential review period, during which time Motorola is required to post a bond of 33¢ “per device entered for consumption.” Motorola is on the verge of being acquired by Google, with the acquisition having been approved by every jurisdiction except China.
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Well, looks like "they are even now".
Microsoft says:
“We hope that now Motorola will be willing to join the vast majority of Android device makers selling phones in the US by taking a license to our patents.”
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And Motorola responds:
"Although we are disappointed by the Commission’s ruling that certain Motorola Mobility products violated one patent, we look forward to reading the full opinion to understand its reasoning. Motorola Mobility will not experience any impact in the near term, as the Commission's ruling is subject to a $0.33/per unit bond during the 60 day Presidential review period. We will explore all options including appeal."
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Let the patent fights continue!
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