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Microsoft Slaps Motorola with Android-Related Patent Suit

Oct 1, 2010, 1:42 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Microsoft has today filed a lawsuit with the International Trade Commission alleging that Motorola is violating some of Microsoft's patents in its Android-based smartphones. Microsoft said, "The patents at issue relate to a range of functionality embodied in Motorola’s Android smartphone devices that are essential to the smartphone user experience, including synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power. Our action today merely seeks to ensure respect for our intellectual property rights infringed by Android devices; and judging by the recent actions by Apple and Oracle, we are not alone in this respect." The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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bluecoyote

Oct 1, 2010, 2:40 PM

APPLE IS EVIL

THIS IS STEVE JOBS DOING. HE IS GREED SO HE CAN SELL MORE (CR)APPLE PRODUCTS. 🤣

Oh wait...

So let me see if I get this straight. Android infringes on patents owned by Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle at this point.

jmalo

Whatever happened to innocent until proved guilty?

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Menno

Apple-Being sued by Nokia and dozens of other companies. Why (according to you) because they're popular.

Android-Gets sued by companies because they're popular (using same rationalization) but suddenly the lawsuits have merit.

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RockTripod

Blue, I don't believe that anyone has won a lawsuit yet. Innocent until proven guilty and all that.

Better yet, I know what will fix this for Motorola. Simply make a few Windows Phone 7 handsets and watch Microsoft's lawyers suddenly forget that...
(continues)

trojandrew

Oct 1, 2010, 4:16 PM

so when will...

So when will HP go on a rampage now that they have Palm's nuclear arsenal of "hey we invented the smartphone" IP.

Syncing contacts, email, and calendar? WTF???

Menno

That's what I was thinking. Pretty sure Palm could take out any company that uses a PDA phone.

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