Motorola seeking 2.25% of Apple's sales for standard-essential patent license

Recently uncovered court documents from Motorola Mobility's legal complaints against Apple have revealed that the handset maker is seeking 2.25 percent of Apple's sales of wireless devices in exchange for a patent license covering its standard-essential intellectual property.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 139

Apple's iPhone takes 75% mobile phone profits with just 9% of units sold

Apple has reached new heights in unit sales and revenues, but its remarkable profitability in doing so has inhaled three quarters of the oxygen in the room.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 77

Apple returns 3G devices to German store as injunction quickly suspended

Just hours after word began to spread that Apple was forced to pull most of its 3G devices from its German online store following an injunction awarded to Motorola, the iPhone maker successfully had the ruling suspended and has recommenced sales.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 35

Motorola wins German injunction against Apple push services

German iCloud users may soon be denied access to one of iCloud's most important features, as Motorola has won a permanent injunction against Apple's data pushing services and devices from the country's Mannheim Regional Court.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 32

Judge complains of too many patents in Apple case against Motorola

Circuit Judge Posner has expressed dissatisfaction with the number of patents Apple is arguing against Motorola, asking the company to "winnow" its claims.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 20

Motorola posts $80M quarterly loss, sells only 200K tablets

Motorola Mobility's fiscal year ended on a sour note with poor tablet and smartphone sales leading to a Q4 2011 loss of $80 million, which was further exacerbated by merger costs associated with a planned Google takeover.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 50

New Motorola suit seeks injunction against Apple's iPhone 4S, iCloud

Motorola Mobility has filed a new U.S. lawsuit, presumably with approval from Google, against Apple, seeking an injunction against the newly released iPhone 4S as well as the iCloud service.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 39

Briefly: Apple MEMS microphones, EU to rule on Google's Motorola takeover

Apple passed Samsung as the world's largest buyer of miniscule MEMS microphones in 2011, while a European Union judgment on Google's proposed buyout of Motorola Mobility is set to take place in February.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 7

ITC rules Motorola did not violate Apple patents [u]

Apple's worldwide battle against Google's Android platform was dealt a blow as the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Motorola's Droid line of smartphones do not violate Apple's patents [updated with statement from Motorola].

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 30

ARM CEO not impressed by Intel's 'Medfield' chips for smartphones, tablets

The chief executive of ARM, which supplies the reference designs for Apple's custom chips found in the iPhone and iPad, has said he doesn't view Intel's newly unveiled smartphone and tablet chips as competitive.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 89

Smartphone makers plan to mirror Apple's approach with fewer models each year

Four major smartphone makers are reportedly planning to reduce the number of new handsets they produce, in an attempt to capture the success Apple has had in releasing just one iPhone model each year.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 65

54% of future smartphone buyers say they'll choose Apple's iPhone

A new survey has found Apple has "explosive momentum" at the beginning of 2012, with more than half of people who plan to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days choosing Apple's iPhone.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 48

Briefly: HTC profits drop 26%, Sprint reshuffles business, Motorola misses earnings

HTC posted its first quarterly profit decline in two years, as Sprint reorganizes its business structure in efforts to streamline operations and Motorola warns of dismal fourth quarter results amid a proposed Google buyout.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 0

Apple projected to reach 116M iPhone, 55M iPad sales in 2012

Combined iPhone and iPad sales in calendar 2012 are expected in one new forecast to reach more than 170 million in another record breaking 12-month span.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 19

Apple could collect $10 for every Android device sold, expert says

If Apple were to abandon its lawsuits against Android smartphone manufacturers and instead negotiate licensing fees for its patented technology, one expert believes Apple could collect $10 for each Android device sold.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 217

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