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A German court could potentially side with Motorola this week regarding a claimed patent infringement by Microsoft with the Xbox 360, Windows 7, Internet Explorer 9 and Windows Media player.

If it is upheld, then it could see these products being banned until Microsoft agrees to pay royalties of 2.25 per cent to Motorola.

The patent is concerning a very deeply embedded technology that is key to these products streaming video and audio and could potentially see all of them banned from Germany.

Motorola is testing out it's 'Magic Bullet' approach for the second time, by having found a patent that will affect a large number of products the company is able to have the biggest impact with just one infringement.

This has already proved to be successful with Apple after the German courts sided with Motorola and had Apple's products banned from stores including the iPhone 4S.

Apple have since had a reprieve from the courts however with the ruling still in place they may only have a few weeks before the products will have to be removed again.

http://www.t3.com/news/motorola-after-2-25-per-cent-of-microsoft-profits-on-xbox

Interesting, not sure how if they're actually infringing though, will have to keep an eye on this.

I doubt Microsoft will be willing to part with such a big sum of cash.

Good. This is why Google bought Moto. They want to look at MS and Apple as say, ok, you either cross license and give my partners freedom... or you'll pay more to me than they do to you... or at least quite a bit.

First Germany and then many other countries. This will have lasting affects, hopefully in stopping the horrible patent trolling from all these companies against Android... and don't give me that crap about stealing innovation. These patents are always over the most ridiculous items that are not even something you buy that particular product for over another. All this does in inhibit innovation as they can't build off of previous work as has always been done in human history without legal issues anymore.

it was only for the online store and i believe except the 4s. only iphone 4 and 3.

2.25 going forward or retroactive? and i agree with superchunck...these patent wars are getting out of hand.