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Motorola has won an injunction in the German courts against Microsoft, banning the sale of the Xbox 360, Windows 7, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. The mobile company, which was acquired by Google in mid-2011, had argued that Microsoft had infringed two patents in offering encoding and playback of H.264 video. The court agreed, though Microsoft has said that it plans to appeal the decision.
Motorola has been on the warpath for some time over its patent portfolio, and this case is just one of many that the company has brought against Microsoft. Microsoft, for its part, says that to comply with all of Motorola's demands would mean an annual bill of £2.5 billion, though Motorola says the real figure is lower. The European Commission is currently investigating whether Motorola has breached antitrust rules for charging too much for patent licensing, following complaints from other technology companies.
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