Preliminary ruling: Xbox 360 infringes on some Motorola patents

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An ITC ruling has found that the Xbox 360 infringes on four patents owned by Motorola. According to The Verge, some of the patents deal with the H.264 video codec, which is the subject of other legal proceedings between Microsoft and Motorola – with Motorola demanding 2.25% of the final price for any Microsoft product using the standard.

Bloomberg reports that the other two are about Wi-Fi tech, and that a fifth contentious patent was about communication between the Xbox and accessories. One of the Wi-Fi patents was not infringed, and one unspecified claim regarding one of the video patents was "invalid," judge David Shaw ruled.

In other proceedings related to this issue, Microsoft is seeking to force Motorola to license its "standard" patents on more "fair and reasonable terms." This preliminary ruling would seem to be a blow towards Microsoft's effort; however, it is still subject to review by a panel of six judges.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/preliminary-ruling-xbox-360-infringes-on-some-motorola-patents/#comments

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OasisPosted:

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wtf is this YouTube? so we got to see this immature crap here? GTFO

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Good to see you both adding a valid contribution.

Anyway. I think MS should fight it all the way, Motorola do own loads of patents BUT they should be more lenient. Besides who buys Motorola any more.