Reflections From Coller IP On The Ongoing Court Battles Around Mobile Technology

The announcements during the last week, that Google's Motorola Mobility is bringing a case of infringement against Apple Inc., shines a spotlight again on the value of intellectual property within the everyday use of the mobile phone. Most people use a mobile phone or iPad with little reference to the effort that has been expended in developing its technology or design - and many teenagers appear to believe that they have a right to own and use a phone 24-7, with little regard to the history of the invention.

Motorola Mobility argues in its recent complaint that Apple has infringed 7 Motorola patents: 5,883,580, 5,922,047, 6,425,002, 6,983,370, 6,493,673, 7,007,064 and 7,383,983. This allegedly encompasses a multitude of products such as Apple's iPod Touch, the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S, the iPad 2, the "new" iPad, the Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air and all other Apple devices "which utilize wireless communication technologies to manage various