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Google after 2.25% of every iPhone sale

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 9th, 2012)

Google is in the process of acquiring Motorola and its 17,000 patents. Everyone from analysts to tech pundits are wondering if the search company will adopt the handset maker's aggressive patent litigation strategy. Legal experts criticize Motorola for violating the terms of FRAND, which requires ...

Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales to license patents

by Chris Rawson (Feb 4th, 2012)

The ongoing patent spat between Motorola and Apple has reached an interesting crossroads. Just recently a German court granted an injunction against sales of many of Apple's 3G-bearing products, including older model iPhones and the iPad. That injunction held for less than a day, however, pending ...

Apple and Motorola scuffle over iCloud and push email

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 3rd, 2012)

Motorola scored a victory against Apple today when it won a permanent injunction against the company's iCloud and MobileMe push email service. According to FOSS Patents, the injunction is "preliminarily enforceable," which means Motorola can enforce the ruling right away by posting a 100 million ...

Apple resumes sales of 3G iPhones and iPads in Germany

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 3rd, 2012)

Earlier today, Apple was forced to remove the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (not the iPhone 4S), and all 3G iPads from its online store in Germany. This injunction was short-lived as Apple appealed and the German court suspended the ban. The company told Slashgear, "Apple appealed this ruling ...

Motorola after an injunction against iPhone 4S, iCloud

by Chris Rawson (Jan 25th, 2012)

Motorola has filed a new patent suit against Apple and now seeks an injunction against both the iPhone 4S and iCloud. FOSS Patents notes that the terms of Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola stipulate that Motorola can't initiate new intellectual property suits without Google's approval; ...

Apple says Motorola patent win won't deter holiday sales

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 12th, 2011)

Last Friday Motorola won a default judgment in Germany blocking the sale of iPad 3G's and all iPhones before the iPhone 4S in Germany. The court sided with Motorola after the company successfully argued that Apple violated one of its 3G patents. The ruling was a blow to Apple, especially since ...

Motorola, Samsung score in legal battles against Apple

by Steven Sande (Dec 9th, 2011)

You win a few, you lose a few. This week, Apple was up against the ropes in the patent infringement fights going on all over the world. In Germany, Motorola won a verdict against Apple when a court in Mannheim ruled that Apple had violated one of its 3G-related patents. This could be serious ...

Apple could face huge potential loss if Motorola wins in German court

by Mike Schramm (Nov 18th, 2011)

So far, Apple has been faring pretty well on the various patent disputes it's currently fighting against Samsung and other companies, but Apple's own lawyers agree that stakes are higher than usual in a German case that Motorola has filed against the company. If a German court upholds the order ...

Apple could get temporary suspension of Motorola injunction

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 7th, 2011)

On Friday, a German court granted Motorola an injunction against Apple and awarded damages in a patent infringement case. This ruling was a default judgment handed to Motorola because Apple, for some unknown reason, failed to defend itself in this case. Much confusion exists over the impact ...

Steve Jobs vowed to "destroy Android" according to biography

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 21st, 2011)

Steve Jobs doesn't like Android and considers the mobile OS to be Apple's main competitor. It was apparent in the Q4 2010 earnings conference call when he discussed the mobile operating system and berated competitor's adoption of the 7-inch tablet. And this same hostility is very apparent in his ...

Apple looks to delay Motorola patent suits

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 15th, 2011)

Apple is asking the courts to delay two infringement cases with Motorola. The Cupertino company argues that Motorola has lost control over its patents because of the Google-Motorola deal. Apple's official statement says, To further its pending acquisition by Google, Motorola has ...

Apple files motions to stay two Motorola patent lawsuits

by Chris Rawson (Sep 13th, 2011)

Apple has filed motions to stay two of the many back-and-forth patent lawsuits between it and Motorola. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents has a rundown of the entire legal argument, but the gist is that Apple claims the terms of the acquisition deal between Google and Motorola mean Motorola no ...

Daily Update for Sept. 8, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 8th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

Google buys Motorola Mobility, looks to protect Android from competitors

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 15th, 2011)

Google sent shockwaves in the mobile world by announcing it is acquiring Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion. Patents are the presumptive focus of this acquisition, as Motorola's cellphone business has over 17,000 patents in its portfolio and over 7,000 patents pending in the USPTO. Larry ...

Apple also suing Motorola in Europe over Xoom tablet

by Dave Caolo (Aug 10th, 2011)

FOSS patents found something interesting within Apple's complaint against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Specifically, the Cupertino company has instigated additional lawsuits against iPad competitors Motorola and Jay-tech. Translating the German filing, FOSS notes that Apple has used the same ...