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Microsoft Prevails Against Google in ITC Xbox Case

Steven D. Jones, Reporter, Dow Jones Newswires in News on May 23 at 5:12 pm PT

A federal trade panel has ruled that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox doesn’t infringe on wireless patents owned by Motorola Mobility, another in a series of legal decisions that could quiet patent litigation surrounding popular consumer electronic devices.

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ITC Clears Microsoft’s Xbox in Patent Case

Steven D. Jones, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 22 at 5:01 pm PT

An administrative law judge ruled on Friday that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox doesn’t infringe on wireless patents owned by Motorola Mobility, another in a series of legal decisions that could quiet patent litigation surrounding popular consumer electronic devices.

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Google’s Motorola Files New Patent Claim Against Apple

John Letzing, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 17, 2012 at 4:19 pm PT

Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility unit said Friday it has filed a new claim with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that rival Apple Inc. has infringed seven of its patents.

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German Court Backs Motorola’s Injunction Against Microsoft

Friedrich Geiger and Harriet Torry, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 2, 2012 at 6:30 am PT

A German court Wednesday upheld Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.’s request for an injunction to halt sales of Microsoft Corp. products, including Windows 7 and Xbox 360, over alleged patent violation, the latest twist in a case that has spanned courtrooms across the Atlantic.

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Motorola Mobility Posts Wider Loss

Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 1, 2012 at 3:19 pm PT

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. on Tuesday posted a wider first-quarter loss after selling 4.3 percent fewer mobile devices compared with the year-earlier period.

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Patent Trolls vs. Progress

Andy Kessler, Contributor, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 13, 2012 at 3:30 am PT

Microsoft announced this week that it’s paying America Online $1.1 billion in cash for 800 of its patents. This comes just nine months after Apple, Microsoft and others beat out Google and Intel for control of Nortel Networks’ 6,000 patents, paying a then astounding $4.5 billion in cash. And in August of last year, Google announced a deal for Motorola Mobility along with their 24,000 patents for $12.5 billion. What’s going on here?

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Google’s $12 Billion Toy

Dennis K. Berman, Editor, Marketplace, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 11, 2012 at 12:58 pm PT

Here’s a business riddle: Divine Google Inc.’s intentions for its largest-ever acquisition, the $12.5 billion purchase of the once-great, now-faltering Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.

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Apple Offered Licensing Deals to Patent Foes

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on March 6, 2012 at 11:22 am PT

Apple Inc. is fighting a multi-front patent war against competing makers of mobile devices, demanding injunctions that would block sales of their products. But the company has also indicated a willingness to cut deals with competitors, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Google, Motorola Ordered to Give Data to Apple

Matt Jarzemsky, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on March 6, 2012 at 10:30 am PT

A federal judge ordered Motorola Mobility Inc. and Google Inc. to turn over information about their merger and the search giant’s Android operating system, as part of a lawsuit by Apple Inc.