Google’s Motorola Files New Patent Case Against Apple

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Here we go again, now Google wants to get in the act.

Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility unit said it filed a new patent-infringement case against Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming that features on some Apple devices, including the Siri voice-recognition program, infringe its patents.

The complaint at the U.S. International Trade Commission claims infringement of seven Motorola Mobility patents on features including location reminders, e-mail notification and phone/video players, Motorola Mobility said yesterday. The case seeks a ban on U.S. imports of devices including the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers. Apple’s products are made in Asia.

“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,” Motorola Mobility said in an e-mailed statement.

Motorola Mobility and Apple have been fighting since at least 2010 after licensing talks failed. Apple has said Motorola Mobility is making unreasonable demands, and argues that phones made by Motorola Mobility and other handset manufacturers that run on Google’s Android operating system are copying key patented features of the iPhone.

The complaint is the second that Libertyville, Illinois- based Motorola Mobility has filed at the agency against Apple. A copy of the new complaint wasn’t immediately available. The commission is scheduled to announce a final decision Aug. 24 in the earlier case, and could impose an import ban on the iPhone.

Kristin Huguet, a spokeswoman for Cupertino, California- based Apple, had no immediate comment.

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The War between these giants of Communication industry seems never ending. The $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google in May was seen to have been motivated in part by the desire for the company’s extensive patent portfolio. Google, prior to the acquisition of Motorola, seemed to have less number of patents compared to other companies of its age and prominence. It is said that Google has spent a lot of money and effort buying or bidding on patents from older technology companies. The patents involved in the lawsuit are - 5,883,580 (relating to messaging devices), 5,922,047 (relating to control systems for multimedia), 6,425,002 (relates to communication devices), 6,983,370 (relates to the ability to sync), 6,493,673 (relates to interactive services), 7,007,067 (relates to wireless communications systems), 7,383,983 (relates to managing content). A detailed look on the 7 patents filed against Apple is available in Unwiredview and TechCrunch websites.