Microsoft recently avoided a potentially large setback to its cell phone business on Friday. Yesterday, the United States International Trade Commission declined to block the import of the devices after a long standing patent feud.
THIS NEW DECISION REJECTED THE COURT DECISION IN APRIL
This decision rejected a ruling that was made in April by a US trade judge who found that Microsoft had infringed two items from InterDigital Inc wireless patents. The judge also recommended an import ban on the Microsoft products.
The Trade Commission’s actions are good news to Microsoft, who have been struggling to compete with Samsung Electronics and Apple devices. According to recent estimates, the Redmond, Washington-based technology company has obtained just 3 percent of the smartphone market in the United States as well as globally.
MICROSOFT’S POSTED A RECORD LOW QUARTERLY LOSS OF $7.5 BILLION
Microsoft posted a record quarterly loss last month as it took over a $7.5 billion charge on its handset business that it bought from Nokia last month. InterDigital’s CEO, William Merritt, said in a statement that the decision was very disappointing, but would have limited impact given the current decline of the Nokia mobile device business under Microsoft and their limited market position.
A spokesperson from Microsoft said that the company was grateful that the Trade Commission stopped InterDigital from attempting to block their products coming into the United States. According to the recent information, InterDigital’s stock was down 3 percent after hours on Friday.
INTERDIGITAL AND MICROSOFT HAVE BEEN AT ODDS FOR YEARS
Although the two companies are at odds over the amount that InterDigital should be able to charge to license its patents, this idea is essential to the mobile phone technology business. In 2007, InterDigital first accused Nokia of infringing its technology for the optimization of a cellphone’s power to connect to a network. Back in April, the United States trade judge ruled that Microsoft used InterDigital’s patents, that are considered standard within the industry, but refused to pay for a license to them.
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US Trade Commission Clears Microsoft of Patent Infringement
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