Microsoft filed a complaint against Motorola Mobility with the European Commission on Wednesday, accusing it of seeking to block sales of Windows personal computers, Xbox game consoles and other products. "In legal proceedings on both sides of the Atlantic, Motorola is demanding that Microsoft take its products off the market, or else remove their standards-based ability to play video and connect wirelessly," Microsoft deputy general counsel Dave Heiner said in a blog post.
"The only basis for these actions is that these products implement industry standards, on which Motorola claims patents," Heiner said. "Motorola is on a path to use standard essential patents to kill video on the Web, and Google as its new owner doesn't seem to be willing to change course," he said. US and European regulators gave the green light last week to Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility and its trove of 17,000 patents.
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