Microsoft Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Motorola

Microsoft Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Motorola

(RTTNews) - Software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT: News ) announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. (MOT) in the International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court claiming that Motorola's Android-based smartphones are infringing its patented technologies.

According to Microsoft, the patents at issue relate to a range of functionality embodied in Motorola's Android smartphone devices that are essential to the smartphone user experience, including synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power.

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