Microsoft beats Motorola in German SMS patent suit, litigation world cup continues

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[Munich's regional court][3] has ruled that Motorola is infringing one of [Microsoft's][4] patents relating to displaying multiple SMS messages. It's one of the sub-cases that's separate to the larger FRAND matters that are raging along in the background, but still has enormous ramifications. Redmond's deputy general counsel, David Howard said that he hoped Motorola would (join over [70 percent][5] of all Android OEMs) [license][6] [Microsoft's][7] [patent][8] portfolio. If [Google's latest plaything][9] doesn't start writing cheques, then it's likely to have its handsets banned from Germany, at least in the short term.

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