Intellectual Property
Oct. 2, 2012
Google cannot enforce German patent ruling, 9th Circuit rules
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled late Friday it was proper for a Seattle federal judge to forbid a Google Inc. subsidiary from enforcing a German court ruling that Microsoft Corp. infringed its patents, at least for now.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled late Friday that it was proper for a Seattle federal judge to forbid a Google Inc. subsidiary from enforcing a German court ruling that Microsoft Corp. infringed its patents, at least for now.
The panel voted 3-0 just 17 days after hearing oral argument that it was acceptable for U.S. District Judge James L. Robart of Seattle to grant an anti-suit injunct...
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