Apple's proposed extra-small SIM card standard has triggered a war it's currently likely to win, sources uncovered Tuesday. The format, nicknamed a "nano-SIM" by the FT in its purported leak, was opposed by proposals from Motorola, Nokia, and RIM Read more...
Apple denied request for Motorola’s Android info
One of Apple's lawsuits against Motorola stumbled after Judge Richard Posner denied a motion requesting information about Android development and Google's takeover as the company. The order, issued Monday and available Tuesday, called Apple's demands "vague and overbroad." Motorola's opposition, meanwhile, was "persuasive," Judge Posner said... Read more...
Motorola ban on Apple push data upheld in Germany
Apple's appeal to the ban of push notifications in Germany after a legal spat with Motorola fell on deaf ears this past Wednesday. The ban will continue for a time of at least one year, keeping Apple legally prohibited from using its push notification feature for its iCloud and outgoing MobileMe services Read more...
Motorola Solutions files patent lawsuit
Electronics maker Motorola Solutions Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday asking a court to throw out several patent infringement claims against its customers. Read more...
EU: Motorola demanded Apple license all its patents for deal
The European Commission has posted details (PDF) of its approval of Google buying Motorola that may have uncovered an attempt to create a mostly one-sided licensing deal. Read more...
Apple, Motorola held cross-licensing talks late 2011: EU
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Motorola Mobility held talks on a cross-licensing deal to settle smartphone patent infringement lawsuits, a move that could have benefited all of the companies that use Google's Android software, according to the European Union. The two companies also discussed the "scope of any potential settlement" following Motorola's sale to Google during the negotiations held in late 2011, a document on EU's website said Read more...
Apple said willing to take royalties to end Android lawsuits
Apple is willing to end its legal action against Motorola and Samsung if they agree to take royalties, a discovery on Tuesday uncovered. Multiple sources for the Dow Jones understood that, in one case, it was asking between $5 to $15 per phone, or up to 2.5 percent of its net sales. Read more...
comScore: Apple near overtaking Motorola in US cell ranks
Apple is near ousting Motorola as the third-largest phone builder operating in the US, comScore found in just-published data on Tuesday. Read more...
Google Must Tell Apple Its Android Secrets, Says Judge
Google and Motorola were ordered by a judge on Monday to divulge data to Apple about their pending merger and the development of the Android mobile operating system. Read more...
Google, Motorola must hand Android and merger info to Apple
Google and Motorola together were given a blow Monday after a Chicago district court judge determined they had to hand information over in Apple's lawsuit against Motorola. The ruling, following a request by Apple last week, would see both hand over Android development details. Information behind the Google-Motorola merger was also being handed over.... Read more...