While the European Commission is set issue findings that Google-owned Motorola attempted to thwart competition by suing Apple over claims of patent infringement, sources say Motorola will not likely be fined.
The company, which Google is set to sell to Lenovo Group, will instead be ordered to drop the legal injunctions; two sources said the Commission could announce its decision as early as this week.
The regulator is probing whether Motorola harmed competition by unfairly suing its rival Apple to block Apple product sales. The lawsuits filed by Motorola involve standard-essential patents that are necessary to ensure certain products, like smartphones, align with industry standards.
The Commission declined to comment on the sources’ information, but European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said earlier this month that he plans to settle the case with Motorola by the end of this month.
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