Wisconsin District Judge Barbara Crabb threw out Apple’s suit against Google’s Motorola Mobility model over claimed patent abuse shortly before trial was to start Monday.
A week ago, Crabb questioned whether she’d legal authority to hear Apple’s claims and today she dismissed the case. No word yet if Apple will appeal. At problem is the library of patents Google acquired along with Motorola for $12.5B in May.
Apple claimed Motorola’s licensing practices were not fair. A Google representative told Reuters the company was happy with the order, while an Apple spokesperson rejected to remark. Apple and Microsoft have pursued a lawsuit against Google and allies like Samsung Electronics, which use the Android operating-system on their mobile phones.
Apple demands that Android is actually a copy of its iOS smartphone software, and Microsoft holds patents that it demands cover several Android features. Microsoft is set for a trial against Motorola in Seattle in a few days a case similar to the Apple suit in Wisconsin.
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