Motorola, MS to stay lawsuits pending FRAND ruling
07/10, 8:37pm
Still-contentious trial scheduled for November
Microsoft and Google-owned Motorola Mobility have jointly filed to stay their pending lawsuits over patent licensing until a separate hearing over "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory" (FRAND) licensing obligations dispute is resolved. The stay will remain in place until a decision is reached on the FRAND licensing issues, due to go to trial in November, and after any appeals are exhausted. The two International Trade Commission complaints underway involving Microsoft's Activesync patent and Motorola's H.264 playback patents are unaffected by the joint stay agreement.