Apple Fee Case Against Google Fails to Find Middle Ground
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Apple Inc.’s unwillingness to commit to a patent royalty set by a federal court prompted a judge yesterday to throw out its breach-of-contract claims against Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility unit.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb canceled a trial that was scheduled to begin yesterday in Madison, Wisconsin, over the fees Motorola Mobility could reasonably charge Apple for using patents related to industry-standard technology. Apple said it wouldn’t license the patents unless the judge set the rate at $1 or less for each iPhone.