Microsoft Cleared of Infringing Google Patents With Xbox

Microsoft Corp. ’s Xbox video-gaming system doesn’t violate the patent rights of Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility unit, a U. S. trade judge said today.

In a one-paragraph notice, U. S. International Trade Commission Judge David Shaw sided with Microsoft in the event. His findings are at the mercy of review by the six-member commission, which includes the energy to block imports of services and products that infringe U. S. patents.

The judge’s findings relate with a patent for ways to establish communication between your Xbox and accessories. It’s all that’s left of an incident that originally involved five patents, including two on widely-used technology for video decoding, and resulted in accusations by Microsoft and regulators that Motorola Mobility was misusing patents to thwart competition.

“We are happy with the Administrative Law Judge’s discovering that Microsoft didn't violate Motorola’s patent and so are confident that determination will undoubtedly be affirmed by the Commission, ” David Howard, Microsoft’s corporate vice president and deputy general counsel, said in a statement.

Google can petition the commission to overrule the judge’s findings and impose an import ban.

“We are disappointed with today’s determination and appearance forward fully Commission’s review, ” Matt Kallman, a Google spokesman, said in a statement.