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Microsoft has lost its case against Google and MOTOROLA in Germany
date: 2014-03-07

2012 years, Microsoft sued Google and MOTOROLA in a Munich district court for infringing a patent on a mapping software system. At that time, MOTOROLA asked for a continuance, So that the German Federal Patent Court can examine it.

And now, The federal patent court just rejected Microsoft's request. A federal patent court trial found that not only Google, Motorus, And any smartphone manufacturer is free to use the patented technology, Because the patent does not meet the requirements of the German license.

According to ZDNet Website report, The court also cited the lack of a patent "Creative activity" And declared it invalid. The patent is aimed at "An information system that identifies local resources and texts" , Start with 1995 Put forward in, To meet the urgent needs of the growing Internet ecosystem.

Microsoft argues that MOTOROLA's phones run on Android (Google Design) Mapping services and applications on the device violate the license. This is not the first time the software giant has gone to court with Google over Android, The competition on mobile devices is fierce. as Rockstar Member of a consortium, Microsoft has launched a number of patent lawsuits against Internet giant Google.

(source: China Intellectual Property Protection Network)