Motorola Inc. said Wednesday that its subsidiary Motorola Mobility Inc. has sued Microsoft Corp. for alleged patent infringement, in the latest legal volley over intellectual property fired between technology giants.
Motorola said in a statement that it has sued in federal court in Wisconsin and Florida, alleging the infringement of sixteen patents by Microsoft’s personal-computer, server, mobile phone and video game console software.
Motorola’s lawsuits come shortly after Microsoft filed its own lawsuits against the Schaumburg, Ill.-based mobile handset maker, for alleged patent infringement related to mobile phone software, and for alleged unreasonable royalty demands for intellectual property used by Microsoft in its Xbox video game console.
“It is unfortunate... that Microsoft has chosen the litigation path rather than entering into comprehensive licensing negotiations,” Motorola Mobility corporate vice president of intellectual property Kirk Dailey said in a statement.
“Motorola’s R&D and intellectual property are of great importance to the Company and are renowned worldwide. We are committed to protecting the interests of our shareholders, customers and other stakeholders and are bringing this action against Microsoft,” Dailey said.
Motorola’s lawsuits are only the latest in a string of intellectual property-related litigation in the technology industry.
Motorola has also sued Apple Inc. for allegedly infringing on its patents in Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices.
Meanwhile Oracle Corp. has sued Google Inc. for alleged patent infringement in Google’s Android mobile phone software.
And earlier this year, Apple sued mobile phone maker HTC Corp., alleging that it has infringed on several patents related to touch-screen control and other phone functions
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