Google Goes After Apple

The last few months, Samsung and Apple made headlines because of the lawsuit which Apple ended up winning. What did this mean to Samsung? Nothing just yet besides having to pay $1.05 billion but in the future Apple did plan on seeking ban on some of their devices sale in the U.S. With that being said, Google has had enough and decided to hit back since they acquired Motorola.

androidpit.com reported :

Google and Motorola are claiming patent infringement for non-standard essential patents. To put it simply, Google-rola has filed a case for a patent that courts cannot legally force companies to license, meaning that if they win this case, Apple could be forced to completely stop using the technology in their devices.
We don’t have confirmation on exactly which patent (reportedly “wifi related”) is in question here, but we do know that Motorola attempted to reach licensing agreements with Apple (since 2010), which Apple apparently refused. Motorola stated that:
“We would like to settle these patent matters, but Apple’s unwillingness to work out a license leaves us little choice but to defend ourselves and our engineers’ innovations”.

(UPDATE: (FOSS Patents is reporting that one of the non standard essential patents in question is for a “sensor controlled user interface for portable communication device”, but does not directly specify a wifi related patent. There is still one non standard essential patent in question, but the specifics of this patent aren’t clear at this time. I will contact FOSS Patents and ZDNET (source) for new developments).

This is a big one for Google and for Apple. This isn’t just an OEM that Apple is dealing with now. This is one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) movers and shakers in the world. If this comes to trial, Apple could really have its hands full, and might even be forced to rely on Microsoft for backup. **shudders**

source : Androidpit.com

While, these two giants battle, now is the time for the RIM empire (Yes I am still one of the die hard fans, who hope, prays that RIM get back on their feet) to strike back and get a piece of the pie, since they won their $14.72 billion dollar lawsuit (appeal) against Mformation who thought they violated a remote management patent.