Potential bad news to start out the week for Microsofties: a judge from the US International Trade Commission has issued a preliminary ruling that finds Microsoft's Xbox 360 infringes on five of Motorola's patents. While the decision is by no means final — which means that the Redmond outfit could ultimately prevail — a final ruling would force Microsoft's hand to seek proper licenses for the technologies, most of which relate to H.264 video encoding, or have its gaming console banned from US shelves.
2DayBlog.com, ITC issues preliminary ruling, finds Microsoft's Xbox 360 infringes on Motorola patents
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