The mean solar day of Apple and Google sitting down for a overnice cup of teatime are long choke . Now they ’re gaze across the battlements , just waiting to lawyer bombard each other into the Stone Age . Motorola ’s unexampled case against Apple — which Google had to approve — is the latest point on the road to the inevitable clash of titans .
Motorola ’s suit had to be approved by Google because it came after the latterponied up $ 12.5 billionfor Motoand its cache of patents . The agreement says that Motorola ca n’t file such a claim without Google ’s permission .
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Six infringementsare being land against the iPhone 4S , and four of those bear over to iCloud . The list includes things like “ receiver having concealed external antenna ” and “ method and apparatus for communicating summarize datum . ” The patents seem to cover the iPhone and iCloud in a logical sentiency , but the citizenry who know lawyer laws will decide that over the next few month .
Motorola wanted to piggyback these claims on top of a 2010 claim , but the courts ruled it ’s too late . It ’ll still be able-bodied to use the effectual legwork from that first call , and really , it ’s more an extension of an outstanding fight than a new boeuf . Still , Google giving it the OK adds the touch sensation that it and Apple are a flake closer to beating each other into submission with mangled lawyer clay . [ FossPatents ]
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