Apple, Google back in court over mobile phone patent lawsuit

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Reuters: Apple and Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility on Wednesday squared off in court over whether a judge should reopen a lawsuit in

which the companies accuse one another of illegally using patented mobile phone technology. The case under review began in 2010 when the smartphone makers filed patent infringement lawsuits against each other. The companies have filed dozens of such lawsuits around the world to protect their technology. Apple, in particular, argues that Android phones made using Google software copy elements of its iPhones. In the case, Apple accused Motorola Mobility, which has since been bought by Google, of infringing four patents. Motorola accused Apple of infringing a standard essential patent, one necessary to making a mobile phone work.