Microsoft claims that Motorola's Android smartphones infringes upon nine patents.
Friday Microsoft filed suit against Motorola, claiming that the manufacturer’s Android smartphones infringes upon nine Microsoft patents. The action was filed in the International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
According to Microsoft’s Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing, the patents at issue include synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power--features that are included on Android smartphones.
"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," Gutierrez said in a press statement. "Motorola needs to stop its infringement of our patented inventions in its Android smartphones."
Gutierrez goes into further detail on TechNet Blogs, saying that Microsoft’s Exchange Services is a proprietary technology that offers continuous and seamless synchronization with client email services. However the key argument seems to be that smartphones aren’t just for making calls or calculating tips anymore--they have become handheld computers that can play music, watch videos, create documents, play games, and install programs (apps). Sound familiar?
"That Microsoft has important patents in this area should not surprise anyone--we’ve spent over 30 years developing cutting-edge computer software," he said. "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."
As of this writing, Motorola hasn’t received a copy of the complaint. "Motorola has a leading intellectual property portfolio, one of the strongest in the industry," Motorola said in a statement. "The company will vigorously defend itself in this matter."
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Friday Microsoft filed suit against Motorola, claiming that the manufacturer’s Android smartphones infringes upon nine Microsoft patents. The action was filed in the International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
According to Microsoft’s Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing, the patents at issue include synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power--features that are included on Android smartphones.
"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," Gutierrez said in a press statement. "Motorola needs to stop its infringement of our patented inventions in its Android smartphones."
Gutierrez goes into further detail on TechNet Blogs, saying that Microsoft’s Exchange Services is a proprietary technology that offers continuous and seamless synchronization with client email services. However the key argument seems to be that smartphones aren’t just for making calls or calculating tips anymore--they have become handheld computers that can play music, watch videos, create documents, play games, and install programs (apps). Sound familiar?
"That Microsoft has important patents in this area should not surprise anyone--we’ve spent over 30 years developing cutting-edge computer software," he said. "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."
As of this writing, Motorola hasn’t received a copy of the complaint. "Motorola has a leading intellectual property portfolio, one of the strongest in the industry," Motorola said in a statement. "The company will vigorously defend itself in this matter."
sumber : www.tomsguide.com
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