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04-26-2013, 04:20 AM
http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DBaxvpkn4KOliNA4RQwz6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T080714Z_1_CBRE93P0MKC00_RTROPTP_2_CANADA.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-gets-upper-hand-first-google-patent-trial-080714051--finance.html)SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp came out on top in the first of two patent trials versus Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit on Thursday, as a federal judge in Seattle ruled largely in its favor. U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle said Microsoft owed only a fraction of the royalties Motorola had claimed for use of its technology in Microsoft's Xbox console. Motorola had sought as much as $4 billion a year for use of its wireless and video patents, while Microsoft argued its rival deserved about $1 million a year. Robart decided the appropriate payment was about $1.8 million. ...
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