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Intellectual Property

Nov. 2, 2012

Apple makes bold offer to gain advantage in patent lawsuit

In a bold move that could give it a victory in the smartphone legal wars, Apple Inc. offered Wednesday to pay $1 - or less - per device to resolve a patent dispute with Google Inc. subsidiary Motorola Mobility.


By Rachel Swan


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a bold move that could give it a victory in the smartphone legal wars, Apple Inc. offered Wednesday to pay $1 - or less - per device to resolve a patent dispute with Google Inc. subsidiary Motorola Mobility.


If Apple wins a court-ordered agreement over Motorola's standard essential patents, it could substantially reduce Google's leverage in the companies' ongoing battle.


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