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Mobile-device patent disputes heat up

by on August 22, 2011

More patent threats to the Android smart-phone platform, from Inside Counsel:

Mobile-device patent disputes heat up

Upcoming cases could throw a wrench in Google and HP’s plans

August 22, 2011 By Ashley Post

As the lucrative smartphone market continues to grow, technology companies are paying close attention to upcoming cases concerning mobile-device patents.Today, the International Trade Commission (ITC) will hear a case in which Microsoft Corp. alleges that Motorola Inc.’s smartphones, which operate on Google Inc.’s Android operating system, infringe Microsoft patents. A decision in favor of Microsoft could block imports of Motorola phones running Android.

The ITC’s ruling is particularly important to Google, which last week agreed to pay $12.5 billion for Motorola. The acquisition will allow Google to obtain a group of patents that will help deter litigation against its Android system.

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