By: Christopher Williams
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: Patent Infringement
A court in Mannheim, Germany, found Microsoft had infringed two Motorola patents dating back to the early 1990s and relating to the H.264 compression standard. They describe a way of reducing the size of video files that is used very widely, including by YouTube and on Blu-ray discs.
The decision follows a ruling last week by the International Trade Commission, a United States authority, which also found Microsoft’s Xbox 360 infringed Motorola’s patents.
The dispute came to court in Europe after Motorola demanded licence fees on terms that Microsoft said were unfair and would cost at least $4bn annually. Because H.264 is a standard technology, patents relating to it are covered by Frand rules, which compel the owners of patents to licence them to competitors on a “fair and reasonable” basis.
According to Florian Mueller, a leading commentator on technology patent litigation, Motorola expected Microsoft to reject its licensing offer.
“Microsoft obviously didn't accept those terms, and Motorola didn't even genuinely expect it to,” he said on his blog.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/9240650/Microsoft-Xbox-faces-potential-ban-over-Motorola-patent-claim.html
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: Patent Infringement
A court in Mannheim, Germany, found Microsoft had infringed two Motorola patents dating back to the early 1990s and relating to the H.264 compression standard. They describe a way of reducing the size of video files that is used very widely, including by YouTube and on Blu-ray discs.
The decision follows a ruling last week by the International Trade Commission, a United States authority, which also found Microsoft’s Xbox 360 infringed Motorola’s patents.
The dispute came to court in Europe after Motorola demanded licence fees on terms that Microsoft said were unfair and would cost at least $4bn annually. Because H.264 is a standard technology, patents relating to it are covered by Frand rules, which compel the owners of patents to licence them to competitors on a “fair and reasonable” basis.
According to Florian Mueller, a leading commentator on technology patent litigation, Motorola expected Microsoft to reject its licensing offer.
“Microsoft obviously didn't accept those terms, and Motorola didn't even genuinely expect it to,” he said on his blog.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/9240650/Microsoft-Xbox-faces-potential-ban-over-Motorola-patent-claim.html
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