After the dismissal of two of its cases against Motorola - one in Wisconsin, one in Illinois - Apple hasn't exactly been on a roll when it comes to Google's newly-purchased hardware arm. Motorola, too, hasn't done very well, with its own counterclaims in the same Illinois case also being dismissed, and by making an unexplained last-minute withdrawal of a major ITC case it was filing against Cupertino.
At the time, my first instinct when Motorola withdrew its software patent case against Apple was "settlement talks are on the table." While today's news still doesn't shed too much light on that particular event, it comes with its own bright spots of hope.
- Federal Judge Dismisses Apple's Wisconsin Lawsuit Against Motorola With Prejudice
- HTC, Apple End Patent Quarrels, Settle On Ten-Year Licensing Deal
- HTC Sues Apple For, You Guessed It, Patent Infringement
- Google's Motorola Files New Lawsuit Against Apple At The ITC, Seeks Import Bans On Pretty Much Everything Apple Makes
Google-Moto And Apple Are Considering Arbitration To Resolve Their Entire Patent Dispute was written by the awesome team at Android Police.