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Motorola Loses Patent Dispute With Microsoft, Xbox 360s Will Not Be Banned

Posted on Tuesday, December 4 @ 07:31:53 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

The case between Motorola and Microsoft has finally come to a close (sort of) as a US judge has ruled against the banning of Xbox 360s in America and Germany.

According to the BBC, Judge James Robart deemed the Xbox 360 component a ‘Frand’-type innovation, which means that since it's a necessary component in the industry, no one can claim complete ownership of the tech.

For those that need a refresher on the case, Motorola was looking to block sales of the Xbox 360 in both America and Germany, and receive $4 billion a year for the company's use of Motorola connectivity and video-coding patents.

It looks like the two companies are still working out a fair rate for use of the patents, but at this point, Microsoft can finally rest easy.

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  • De-Ting
    De-Ting

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
    This makes so little sense, I can only regard it as a publicity stunt. That fails, miserably.
  • pennpsu
    pennpsu

    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
    It's no stunt. Google bought Motorola's patent portfolio to use as a battering ram against other operating companies. Vringo had a chance to milk Google for about a billion for patent infringements, but blew it. Too bad.

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