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Microsoft Corporation v. Motorola Mobility, et al

  1. September 15, 2015

    Full 9th Circ. Won't Review $14M Microsoft FRAND Ruling

    The Ninth Circuit refused Tuesday to reconsider its decision to affirm a jury's $14.5 million award to Microsoft Corp. after jurors found Motorola Inc. breached its obligation to license standard-essential Wi-Fi and video coding patents on fair terms.

  2. August 14, 2015

    Motorola Asks 9th Circ. For Full Rehearing in Microsoft Row

    Motorola Inc. urged the full Ninth Circuit to take another look at its row with Microsoft Corp. over a series of standard essential Wi-Fi and video coding patents, saying in a Thursday petition that the panel's landmark decision affirming a $14.2 million verdict last month created a Catch-22 for patent holders.

  3. July 30, 2015

    3 Takeaways From 9th Circ.'s Motorola FRAND Decision

    By affirming Thursday that Motorola Inc. failed to license its standard-essential patents to Microsoft Corp. on fair terms, the Ninth Circuit endorsed the detailed process the trial judge devised for setting royalty rates for essential patents. Here are three things attorneys can learn from the decision.

  4. July 30, 2015

    9th Circ. Backs Microsoft's $14M Win In Motorola FRAND Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday affirmed a jury's decision awarding Microsoft Corp. $14.5 million after finding Motorola Inc. breached its obligation to license its standard-essential patents on fair terms, and ruled that a judge's landmark decision establishing the proper licensing rate for the patents was correct.

  5. July 20, 2015

    Motorola Calls On EU Ruling In FRAND Case Against Microsoft

    A ruling Thursday by the European Union's highest court on standard-essential-patent owners, injunctions and licensing offers supports Motorola Inc.'s position that it acted properly by seeking an injunction against Microsoft Corp. after it was sued, the mobile giant argued Friday.

  6. April 08, 2015

    Motorola, Microsoft Take Landmark FRAND Case To 9th Circ.

    Motorola Inc. told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that it was set up when a federal judge introduced to the jury predetermined fair royalty rates, leading to the landmark $15 million decision that it breached an obligation to license its standard-essential patents to Microsoft Corp. on fair terms.

  7. April 06, 2015

    9th Circ. Could Shape FRAND Patent Law In Motorola Case

    The Ninth Circuit is set to hear arguments Wednesday in Motorola Inc.'s appeal of a landmark decision that it breached an obligation to license its standard-essential patents to Microsoft Corp. on fair terms, a case that can set important guidelines on how future disputes are resolved and how fair rates are determined, attorneys say.

  8. January 02, 2015

    Motorola Urges 9th Circ. To Overturn Landmark RAND Ruling

    Motorola Inc. has hit back at Microsoft Corp.'s attempts to kill Motorola's Ninth Circuit appeal of a decision that Motorola had breached an obligation to license its standard-essential patents to Microsoft on fair terms, saying that Microsoft is trying to evade infringement liability by hiding behind a breach-of-contract suit.

  9. November 24, 2014

    Apple, Intel Back Microsoft In Landmark RAND Ruling Row

    Microsoft Corp. has earned support from tech giants such as Apple Inc., Intel Corp, and Hewlett-Packard Inc. in its bid to get the Ninth Circuit to affirm a decision that Motorola Inc. breached an obligation to license its standard-essential patents to Microsoft on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

  10. November 18, 2014

    Microsoft Urges 9th Circ. To Affirm Landmark RAND Ruling

    Microsoft Corp. has urged the Ninth Circuit to affirm a decision that Motorola Inc. breached an obligation to license its standard-essential patents to Microsoft on fair terms, saying evidence supported the court's royalty determination and the jury's breach-of-contract verdict.

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