Judge Discards Apple lawsuit against Motorola

judge discards apple lawsuit against motorola

Federal Judge Barbara Crabb of Madison, Wisconsin has dismissed, discarded the case in which Apple allegations that Motorola’s patent licensing practices were unfair. The judge gave both parties until today to explain whether a court determined FRAND rate would even solve the patent dispute at hand and Judge Crabb was not persuaded with Solutions from Apple’s solution, and chose to toss the trial.

A spokeswoman for Google had this to say about Google’s patent licensing practices:

“Motorola has long offered licensing to our extensive patent portfolio at a reasonable and non-discriminatory rate in line with industry standards.”

Judge Crabb later said:

“Apple’s response was not satisfactory and did not assuage my concerns about determining a FRAND rate that may be used solely as a negotiating tool between the parties.”

Motorola seemed more than pleased with judge’s decision, saying:

“Motorola has long offered licensing to our extensive patent portfolio at a reasonable and non-discriminatory rate in line with industry standards. We remain interested in reaching an agreement with Apple.”

via Reuters

Simranpal Singh
Simranpal Singh
With a decade-long journey in the tech industry, I've been actively engaged in tech reporting across various reputable publications. He currently works as a Web Developer at RightNode Media and pursues his hobby of writing on GoAndroid. Enjoy travelling, and always excited about new tech trends. He actively contributes on GizmoChina and GChromecast Hub.
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