Microsoft appealed EU antitrust fine
May 9, 2013
On May 9, 2008, Microsoft appealed a massive EU antitrust fine for failing to comply with a 2004 ruling. The ruling found that Microsoft had abused its monopoly power and required the company to share technical information with competitors and lower its prices. In October 2007, Microsoft announced i....... [more] 
China created special intellectual property court
March 10, 2013
On March 10, 2006, China confirmed during the National People's Congress, an annual parliamentary meeting, that it had established a Judicial Court of Intellectual Property in conjunction with strengthened copyright laws. These changes followed accusations from various countries, including the US, t....... [more]
Federal judge restricts Google patent lawsuit against Microsoft
February 8, 2013
US District Judge James Robart on Thursday restricted the patent lawsuit by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility against Microsoft. The judge ruled that certain parts of three different Motorola patents were not valid. Motorola has sought $4 billion for alleged violations of its wireless and video p....... [more]
Google's Motorola Mobility drops two key patents from case against Microsoft
January 9, 2013
Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility filled a motion Tuesday with the International Trade Commission to drop two key patents from it case against Microsoft. The claim alleges that Microsoft infringed on Motorola Mobility's patents related to technology used in the Xbox. The withdrawal of the claim is....... [more]
Microsoft co-founder re-filed patent suit
December 28, 2012
On December 28, 2010, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen filed an amended patent infringement complaint against such business and Internet giants as Google, Ebay and Apple with the claim that those companies misappropriated technologies patented by Allen's Interval Licensing, LLC. Allen's amended compl....... [more]
EU accuses Microsoft of failing to provide Internet browser choice
October 25, 2012
The European Commission (EC) accused Microsoft on Wednesday of violating an agreement to provide consumers with a choice of Internet browsers. EC Vice President Joaquin Alumnia stated that Microsoft abused its dominant market position by tying in its Internet Explorer browser with Windows computers....... [more]
Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute
October 5, 2012
The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft on Friday. This was the fourth decision in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft to be issued this year, all of which were countersuits by Microsoft against claims by Motorola. All of the pr....... [more]
Germany court rules in favor of Microsoft in patent case
September 20, 2012
A German court on Thursday found that Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility had infringed on Microsoft Corp. patents and issued an injunction barring the sale of several Motorola products in Germany and the US. The technology in question is related to keyboard communication with various applications i....... [more]
Microsoft co-founder sued 11 major web companies over patents
August 27, 2012
On August 27, 2010, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen filed suit against 11 major web companies, including Apple, eBay and Google, claiming infringement of four patents. The suit came as several of these companies faced unrelated intellectual property litigation for other alleged violations. In Decemb....... [more]
Germany court issues injunction against Motorola
July 27, 2012
A German court on Friday granted Microsoft Corp. an injunction against Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility in a patent infringement case involving a technology related to common names for long and short file allocation tables. With the injunction the court in Mannheim also held that Motorola should....... [more]
Germany court rejects Microsoft's case against Motorola
July 26, 2012
A German court on Thursday dismissed the patent infringement case brought by Microsoft Corp. against Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility. Microsoft alleged that Motorola has unlawfully used its patent EP1304891 which monitors different functions on a smartphone and provides such information to othe....... [more]
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