Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android
By NICK WINGFIELD
WSJ
Microsoft Corp. accused Motorola Inc. of violating its patents with smartphones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating system, firing a legal salvo in a market where Microsoft has struggled.
The Redmond, Wash., company said it filed complaints against Motorola with the International Trade Commission and federal court in Seattle, alleging that Motorola's Android-based phones violate nine Microsoft patents covering the synchronization of email, calendars and contacts, scheduling of meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power.
Microsoft plans to unveil a lineup of smartphones using the revamped version of its mobile operating system in early October. This launch is crucial for Microsoft, which has been battered by Apple's iPhone and Google's Android mobile software. Dow Jones Newswires' Roger Cheng reports.
"We have a responsibility to our customers, partners, and shareholders to safeguard the billions of dollars we invest each year in bringing innovative software products and services to market," said Horacio Gutierrez, a deputy general counsel at Microsoft, in a statement. "Motorola needs to stop its infringement of our patented inventions in its Android smartphones."
Mr. Gutierrez noted in a blog post that other technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Oracle Corp., have also filed legal actions over alleged patent infringement in Android smartphones. Earlier this year, Microsoft struck a patent-licensing agreement with HTC Corp., another Android handset maker.
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WSJ
Microsoft Corp. accused Motorola Inc. of violating its patents with smartphones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating system, firing a legal salvo in a market where Microsoft has struggled.
The Redmond, Wash., company said it filed complaints against Motorola with the International Trade Commission and federal court in Seattle, alleging that Motorola's Android-based phones violate nine Microsoft patents covering the synchronization of email, calendars and contacts, scheduling of meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power.
Microsoft plans to unveil a lineup of smartphones using the revamped version of its mobile operating system in early October. This launch is crucial for Microsoft, which has been battered by Apple's iPhone and Google's Android mobile software. Dow Jones Newswires' Roger Cheng reports.
"We have a responsibility to our customers, partners, and shareholders to safeguard the billions of dollars we invest each year in bringing innovative software products and services to market," said Horacio Gutierrez, a deputy general counsel at Microsoft, in a statement. "Motorola needs to stop its infringement of our patented inventions in its Android smartphones."
Mr. Gutierrez noted in a blog post that other technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Oracle Corp., have also filed legal actions over alleged patent infringement in Android smartphones. Earlier this year, Microsoft struck a patent-licensing agreement with HTC Corp., another Android handset maker.
(More here.)
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