Apple and Google’s Motorola Mobility reached a truce agreeing to dismiss all patent-infringement claims against each other. Both these companies agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform, but this agreement doesn’t include a cross license for the patents. Last month Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe Systems settled a class-action lawsuit. Apple had already settled their patent suits with HTC and Nokia.
Apple and other Android smartphone makers have filed dozens of such lawsuits against each other globally. Apple accused several companies including Samsung of infringing features of its iPhones and iPads and recently court asked Samsung to pay around $119 million in fine since they infringed Apple patents. Apple’s litigation against Samsung Electronics is not likely to be dismissed since there were no dismissal notices were filed in those cases, according to WSJ.
Back in 2010 Motorola accused Apple of infringing several patents, including 3G-related patents. Apple countersued them. Apple’s patent violation claims against Motorola were rejected by the US ITC in 2012. However, an appeals court in late April revived the case and ruled that a trial could proceed. Later that year it was dismissed.
Google acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in 2012 and later agreed to sell Motorola Mobility’s handset business to Lenovo, while keeping the patents.