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Apr. 30, 2007

Motorola has reportedly obtained a court order clearing it in a patent infringement case brought on by the University of Texas.

A Federal District Court issued an order finding that certain Motorola handsets do not infringe on Texas University's U.S. Patent No. 4,674,112.

The University of Texas claims that its patent covers software used for text messaging on nearly all handsets, and that the university is owed hundreds of millions of dollars in compensatory damages.

The Federal Court found that the University of Texas interpreted the claims of the text-messaging patent for the lawsuit in a very different way than when the University filed for the patent.

Although the court's ruling is limited to certain Motorola products, both parties agreed that all other accused products are subject to the same ruling.

Overall, this agreement is expected to result in a complete dismissal of the case, although University of Texas System may still appeal the case.

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Source: Wireless Week