I guess Samsung losing its verdict against Apple may have Motorola thinking things over and how they want to settle its issues with Apple. So instead of going to court Motorola decided to settle and agreed to a licensing deal.
News out of Germany could point to a peaceful end to the American-side of the fray, filed Aug. 20 with the U.S. International Trade Commission.
According to a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California document filed Monday, the Google-owned mobile company has struck a cellular standard-essential patent licensing deal with Apple in Deutschland.
Standard-essential patents are patents that cover innovations required to perform at an industry standard.
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Reports indicate the agreement entitles Apple to use some if not all of Motorola’s standard-essential patent licenses in that country, with Apple paying some kind of royalty rate.
Neither company has released a rate yet, though that could be left up to German courts to decide based on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) standards.
