By Mobiledia 12/22/2011
Microsoft and Apple are employing different legal strategies in their fight against Google‘s Android OS, as courts rule Motorola phones violate a Microsoft patent and Apple opens another front against Samsung.
On Tuesday, the U.S. International Trade Commission said Motorola’s Android handsets violate a Microsoft patent covering technology that generates meeting requests and group scheduling. The initial determination follows an October 2010 complaint accusing Motorola of infringing several other patents, but the ITC ruled on just on one patent. Meanwhile, Apple, which earlier this month lost its bid to keep Samsung’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet out of Australia, is now claiming the device’s case, along with cases for Samsung’s phones, infringe its patents and design, expanding patent disputes between the two companies. Apple and Samsung have more than 30 lawsuits pending against each other in several countries. The claim on the device cases was unveiled at the end of day-long hearings, in which Apple attempted to persuade an Australian judge to delay a trial on Samsung’s claims that Apple’s devices infringe the South Korean company’s patents. Apple and Microsoft both have filed cases challenging the Android OS, but they are seeking patent damages in different ways in efforts to combat Android’s growing dominance. Google recently announced that 700,000 Android devices are activated a day, underscoring the rapid growth of the OS.
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