Chinese regulators attached a big condition: that Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices remain available at no cost for the next five years.
Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.
Apple infringed a Motorola Mobility patent in making its popular iPhones, iPads and other products, a judge for the International Trade Commission ruled on Tuesday.
The lofty price Microsoft paid AOL for 800 patents — $1.3 million each — reflects the crucial role patents are playing in the business and legal strategies of technology companies.
In the past two years, Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Microsoft and Motorola Mobility have been involved in patent claims in Germany, where it is easy to block the sale of a rival's product.
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