September 24, 2014
Nokia Corp. and its American subsidiary have urged the Ninth Circuit not to apply a Washington federal judge's methodology for determining royalty rates in a suit between Motorola Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to other cases, saying it could have a "chilling effect on the entire industry."
September 23, 2014
Qualcomm Inc. and the American Intellectual Property Law Association told the Ninth Circuit Monday that a Washington federal judge used a flawed methodology to determine royalty rates in a suit between Motorola Inc. and Microsoft Corp. that, if endorsed, could devalue all standard-essential patents.
September 16, 2014
Motorola Inc. asked the Ninth Circuit Monday to reverse a decision that it breached an obligation to license its standard-essential patents to Microsoft Corp. on fair terms, saying the judge made a "cascade of errors," including his landmark decision setting a royalty rate for the patents.
May 05, 2014
A closely watched battle over standard-essential patent licensing between Microsoft Corp. and Motorola Inc. is headed for the Ninth Circuit as the Federal Circuit on Monday determined that the case is based on a contractual dispute between the companies and not on substantive patent law issues.