The Seattle federal judge who recently oversaw a two-week trial between Microsoft and Motorola over standards-based patents handed down a key order today, finding that Motorola won't be able to use its patents to get an injunction against Microsoft.
That means that while Motorola might be able to use its patents to win some money from Microsoft, it won't be able to get the ultimate reward of a successful patent suit: the ability to kick an opponent's product off the market.
The patent dispute was initiated by Microsoft, which is arguing that Motorola's Android cell phones infringe its patents. Motorola counter-attacked with its own patents, saying that Microsoft's Xbox infringes its own patents. However, because Motorola used patents that are tied to widely used technological standards, it turns out there are major flaws with its patent "ammunition."
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