Court questions Google on patent values in Microsoft case

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XmJJMRz.L.bMCUmmR9I1bg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-04-08T192406Z_1006990001_LYNXMPEB370W5_RTROPTP_2_CTEC H-US-MICROSOFT-GOOGLE-PATENTS.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/court-questions-google-patent-values-microsoft-case-192406110--finance.html)A U.S. appeals court appeared skeptical on Wednesday toward Google Inc's bid to charge Microsoft Corp a high royalty rate to use some of the Internet search provider's Motorola Mobility patents. Microsoft sued Motorola in 2010, alleging Motorola breached its commitment to license some of its industry standard patents on fair terms. After a 2012 trial, a Seattle federal judge found that the appropriate rate for Motorola to license certain wireless and video technology used in the Xbox game console was only a fraction of what Motorola had asked for. Google sold the Motorola handset business to Lenovo last year, but kept its patents.



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