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Microsoft prevails in patent complaint

Microsoft wins patent suit

Amongst all the recent patent litigation, Microsoft filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission challenge that Motorola violated six of their smartphone patents. An Administrative Judge has ruled in favor of Microsoft in one of these complaints and dismissed the other five. Both sides take proclaimed victory.

The patent in question deals with generating meeting requests and group scheduling from a mobile device and involves the Motorola Droid 2, Droid 10, Cliq XT, Devour and Backflip. The ruling could be seen as a victory for either side.  Motorola skated on the majority of the claims merely won't get off scot gratis.  Motorola faces importation bans and volition either have to develop/tweak the technology to avoid the infringement or pay licensing fees to Microsoft.  Even so, Motorola is seeing the glass one-half full.  Motorola'southward Senior VP and General Counsel stated,

""We are very pleased that the majority of the rulings were favorable to Motorola Mobility. The ALJ'due south initial determination may provide clarity on the definition of the Microsoft 566 patent for which a violation was found and volition assist us avoid infringement of this patent in the US market."

In a similar statement from Microsoft's Deputy General Counsel David Howard, Microsoft claims victory in winning 1 of 6 complaints by stating,

"We are pleased with the ITC'southward initial conclusion finding Motorola violated 4 claims of a Microsoft patent. As Samsung, HTC, Acer and other companies have recognized, respecting others' intellectual property through licensing is the right path forward."

And then what does all this mean? The Administrative Judge'southward ruling is the outset pace in resolving things. The ruling will now go to the full ITC Commission, who volition likely support it, and an appropriate activity will exist adamant that may include a ban on importing the devices in question. The ITC's final ruling is and then subject field to a threescore day review by President Obama.

The ITC final ruling is expected by April 20, 2022.

source: tgdaily, allthingsd

Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-prevails-patent-complaint

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