Boston, MA 12\/17\/2013 (wallstreetpr) – On Monday, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) secured the court\u2019s decision in its favor, after Motorola Mobility LLC lost its appeal to invalidate the former\u2019s patent related to mobile calendar syncing, \u00a0which banned the Motorola\u2019s sales of certain devices in the U.S.<\/p>\n
The Patent<\/b><\/p>\n
The patent in question is related to Microsoft\u2019s ActiveSync software and is particularly related to the way calenders sync with computers. Motorola, in its appeal, tried to convince that this technology, being already used by Apple for its Newton Message Pad, is not new. And thus, appealed to lift the ban from its imports into the U.S.<\/p>\n
The decision<\/b><\/p>\n
The U.S. federal appeals court, preceded by three judge, affirms the patent violation by Motorola Mobility and the decision is very much in line with the previous rulings by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) concerning a single Microsoft patent.<\/p>\n
Reportedly, ITC had banned the imports of Motorola\u2019s Android based\u00a0 devices which were alleged to be violating the Microsoft\u2019s patent. However, in July, Microsoft sued\u00a0 the U.S. government stating that the ban has not been enforced.<\/p>\n
Motorola Mobility\u2019s spokesman expressed disappointment over the decision but was oleased with the overall result. He further said that, Microsoft\u2019s lost in eight of its best patents and that its victory in the single patent decision will not hamper the Motorola\u2019s ability to build in future.<\/p>\n
What does it mean for Motorola?<\/b><\/p>\n
After the decision,Motorola Mobility might either have to pay Microsoft to license the technology or it may have to shift to some other alternative technology or could be both. During the ITC courts\u2019 review process,Motorola was required to float a bond of $0.33 per device which means that some of its money is already locked in trust.<\/p>\n
Motorola Mobility, which was purchased by the Google back in May 2012, is among few who have been involved into Android related legal battles pushed by Microsoft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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