U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court's Decision that Motorola Phones Do Not Infringe...

U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court's Decision that Motorola Phones Do Not Infringe University of Texas System Patent SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an opinion issued on July 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and its customers on infringement claims asserted in a patent case brought by the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System ("University of Texas System"). The University of Texas System had appealed an order by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks finding that Motorola software, when used in its handsets and its customers' handsets, does not infringe on. U.S. Patent No. 4,674,112 ("the '112 patent"). The '112 patent claims a method for communicating text over telephones... [read full story]