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Microsoft’s injunction blocks Motorola from enforcing German win over Xbox patents

By  |  May 2, 2012

A German court ruled that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility’s video compression software patents for the Xbox 360 and Windows 7. Judge Holger Kircher ordered clearing the Xbox and Windows 7 software from shelves in Germany, but the products are staying in the German market because of a U.S. injunction. A Seattle district court has granted Microsoft a preliminary injunction that prevents Motorola from enforcing any German court order.

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    The European Commission is investigating possible Article 102 TFEU abuses of market dominance by Motorola through its licensing of standard essential patents.

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