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Apple and Motorola Agree to Drop 14 Patents From Impending Trial

Tuesday July 30, 2013 7:42 am PDT by Richard Padilla
moto_appleGoogle-owned Motorola Mobility and Apple have agreed to drop a combined total of 14 patents from litigation that were part of a Florida lawsuit scheduled to go to trial in 2014. Apple dropped 6 patents in the pending case, while Motorola dropped 8, leaving 8 total patents to be tried in court, reports FOSS Patents.
Yesterday (Monday, July 29 2013) Apple and Motorola filed a stipulation to dismiss a total of 14 patents from the Miami case. Apple had previously dropped two patents (though it reserved some rights subject to what happens on appeal), so the case was down from 24 to 22 patents. Under yesterday's stipulation, Motorola drops eight patents and Apple withdraws six, restoring parity. Subject to the court's (very likely) approval of this stipulation, either party will be asserting four patents going forward.
The lawsuit history between the two companies started in October 2010 after Motorola filed a complaint with the ITC accusing Apple of patent infringement, with Motorola seeking to bar Apple from importing, promoting, and distributing its products.

The lawsuit ramped up after Google acquired Motorola, with the company further expanding its charges against Apple. As the scope of the lawsuit grew out of control, the U.S. District Judge in the case, Robert Scola, chastised Apple and Motorola for the dispute, calling it a "business strategy that appears to have no end."

The two companies were given four months to streamline the case, under the threat of a hold. At this point in time, the two companies will each assert four patents in the Florida dispute, which is set to begin in August of next year.

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keysofanxiety
77 months ago

started in October 2010 after Motorola filed a complaint


Wait, is this a patent dispute that Apple didn't start? ;)
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johncrab
77 months ago
I think a better strategy is to adopt the one Intel did. Stop going to court and just innovate at such a pace that the so-called competition can't possibly follow.
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Hakone
77 months ago
Aww man!

-Lawyers
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Santabean2000
77 months ago
Less is more. The sooner this patent stuff is taken care of the better. Most of it shouldn't even be raised.

Software - Copyright, yes. Patents, no.
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jkichline
77 months ago
Has anyone ever noticed?

Has anyone ever noticed the Motorola logo is what Madonna sees when she looks down?
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GenesisST
77 months ago

Aww man!

-Lawyers


And all the dads of toddlers thought of Swipper the fox... And are now stuck with the Dora the Explorer theme song in their head...
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LordVic
77 months ago

What on Earth happened to Motorola's logo?! :eek:


it was... IOS7ified!:eek:


:D
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phoenixsan
77 months ago
Money banters.....

warcries, impending battles....long time ago, Apple teamed up with IBM and Motorola to bring out the famous and now defunct, for practical purposes, PowerPC chip and architecture.....:eek:......:(


:):apple:
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bchery21
77 months ago

Has anyone ever noticed the Motorola logo is what Madonna sees when she looks down?


Her humongous feet in pointy flats and a colorful hula-hoop?
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jfx94
77 months ago

it was... IOS7ified!:eek:


:D


Haha. Not so sure about the new colored circle, but I have always been a fan of the M design. Striking yet subtle. I think Motorola scored well with that one.
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