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European Union backs Apple in Google-Motorola patent squabble
EU anti-trust officials said Monday that Google-owned Motorola was abusing its leading position in Germany’s mobile phones market by filing a patent injunction against Apple over certain core smartphone functions. A statement said that the European Union had reached a “preliminary view” on a competition investigation opened in April 2012…
Google reports disappointing drop in profits
Google on Thursday reported a 20 percent drop in third-quarter profits, announcing disappointing results which sent the Internet giant’s stock price tumbling. Net profit was reported at $2.18 billion, compared to $2.73 billion in the same period a year ago. The results were made public in a regulatory filing hours…
Google backs off patent complaint against Apple
SAN FRANCISCO — Google-owned Motorola Mobility withdrew a patent complaint filed with a US commission but remained quiet Tuesday as to the reason for the legal ceasefire. Motorola Mobility reserved the right to renew its case and said that no agreements had been worked out between the companies, according to…
China clears Google purchase of Motorola Mobility
Google on Saturday said that Chinese regulators approved its $12.5 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility, clearing the path for the Internet titan to complete the acquisition early next week. US and European regulators gave approval to the purchase in February. Conditions put on the rubber stamp from China’s Ministry of Commerce included Google keeping its Android…
U.S. commission says Xbox infringes Motorola patents
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a preliminary ruling that Microsoft infringed on Motorola Mobility patents in its hit Xbox 360 videogame consoles. Administrative law judge David Shaw on Monday backed four out of five Motorola claims that the company’s intellectual property was usurped in Xbox software for tasks such as efficiently moving video files or connecting wirelessly to the…
EU opens two antitrust investigations into Google’s Motorola Mobility
European regulators opened Tuesday two antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility, bought by US Internet giant Google, in the latest chapter of an escalating patent war with Apple and Microsoft. The European Commission said it would check whether Motorola had abused a dominant market position on patents by seeking injunctions to…
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