Patent Wars Cooling? Microsoft, Google End 5-Year Dispute

Google and Microsoft agree to end their long-running patent feud over smartphones and video game systems, dropping about 20 lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany.

Oct 2, 2015

Google and Microsoft agree to end their long-running patent feud over smartphones and video game systems, dropping about 20 lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany.

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