I know what you're thinking, "Oh, not more patents!" Believe me, we wish we could simply forget about the business altogether and focus on technology and innovation, but we're talking about multiple corporations here. Microsoft is battling it out against Google and are currently in a strong position. This has been reinforced with ZTE becoming the 20th company to have taken a royalty-bearing Android license.
Today the Munich Higher Regional Court rejected Google's (Motorola) appeal against Microsoft's injunction against Motorola, which was granted back in 2012. The patent in question is EP1304891 on "communicating multi-part messages between cellular devices using a standardized interface." The lower court's ruling has now been affirmed by the appeals court and so the injunction remains in place for the foreseeable future.
This victory yet again deals a blow to Google and Microsoft appears to continue coming out on top for now. Android handset makers will not be looking to avoid paying Microsoft licensing fees, should they be required to do so, especially with the level of enforcement success the company has experienced thus far. Not really much to see here for the time being, folks.
Developing, as usual...
Source: FOSS Patents
