Google Drops Two Patents From ITC Microsoft Case
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Google Inc. dropped two patents related to industrywide technical specifications from an infringement complaint against Microsoft Corp. at the U.S. International Trade Commission, where Google is seeking to block U.S. imports of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming system.
In a motion filed yesterday at the Washington-based trade agency, Google’s Motorola Mobility unit said it planned to continue its ITC case against Microsoft regarding a third patent that doesn’t affect industry standards essential to letting products from different manufacturers work together. Google also said it would continue to seek damages relating to all the patents in federal-court lawsuits.