Google and Microsoft have settled their feud over patents. This has put an end to about twenty lawsuits in the United States and Germany.
That the two companies said Wednesday in a statement, reported news agency Bloomberg.
Google and Microsoft have promised to drop lawsuits and to collaborate more. The two companies have been some five years in infighting over patents for technological innovations.
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In 2010, Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Google. According to the software giant Google had in the Android operating system uses technology that Microsoft had pantenten on.
Motorola Mobility, a former branch of Google, tried on his time through a hallway to the right to receive royalties from Microsoft. Who would have used in the game console X-Box patented technology.
Motorola demanded according to Microsoft four billion dollars (3.58 billion euros) per year.
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Microsoft and Google now say working together in the field of intellectual property. This includes going to develop royalty-free technology for video compression, so downloading can go faster. Netflix and Amazon are also involved in it.
They also want Europe to lobby for rules for a universal patent system.
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