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Motorola wins first round ITC patent victory against Apple
Jan 16th, 2012
In an early victory for Motorola, an administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Motorola Droid smartphones do not infringe on three Apple patents. Although the case will now go to a full six-judge panel at the ITC for a final determination, the ruling is a setback in Apple's efforts to cast a dark cloud over Android devices as a product 'stolen' from Apple's iOS and iPhone. (Source: Digital Trends) -
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