So when Microsoft goes on the IP offensive for the second time in six weeks, it’s news–particularly because both Microsoft suits are against the same defendant–Motorola.
As we’ve previously reported, last month Microsoft sued Motorola for allegedly infringing smartphone-related patents. On Tuesday, it filed another complaint against Motorola in Seattle federal district court, this one alleging that Motorola has breached agreements to license certain wireless technology patents on reasonable terms. Motorola, according to Microsoft, pledged to charge fair royalties for patents adopted by tech standard-setting bodies, but has “instead demand[ed] royalties that are excessive and discriminatory.”
