Apple and Motorola seek end to patent disputes

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Court filings have documented ongoing discussions between Apple and Motorola Mobility working on a binding arbitration agreement that could resolve standards-essential patent litigation between the two technology giants.

According to a Bloomberg report, ?the companies have been exchanging proposals on using binding arbitration to reach a licensing agreement over patents that are essential to comply with industry standards on how phones operate. Such an agreement could lead to a global settlement of all of their patent disputes, Apple said in a Nov. 15 filing.?

The November 15 court filing from Apple states the Cupertino-based company is ?interested in resolving its dispute with Motorola completely and agrees that arbitration may be the best vehicle to resolve the parties? dispute.?

A arbitration deal would see both companies sort through their disputes in front of a neutral third party rather than the court system, whose decision would be binding on both sides.

The ongoing discussions could be a sign that technology patent disputes ? which have dominated the news in 2012 with continual Samsung vs Apple trials surfacing across the globe ? may dwindle in the near future.

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Source: http://www.macworld.com.au/news/apple-and-motorola-seek-end-to-patent-disputes-79975/

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