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Intellectual Property

Sep. 7, 2013

Google struggles for patent wins after Motorola buy

Google Inc. has taken its share of legal lumps following its acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. last year, with the latest blow coming in the form of a jury verdict loss against Microsoft Corp. late Wednesday.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Google Inc. has taken its share of legal lumps following its acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. last year, with the latest blow coming in the form of a $14.4 million jury verdict loss against Microsoft Corp. late Wednesday.


An eight-person jury in Seattle found that Google failed to negotiate in good faith with Microsoft over licensing its so-called standard essential patents. Such patents ar...

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