Court Tosses Apple Lawsuit Against Google

A Wisconsin judge has dismissed a lawsuit that Apple filed against Motorola Mobility, now owned by Google. The judge dismissed the suit, first filed in March 2011, with prejudice only a few hours before the trial was set to begin.

Apple had been seeking to obtain licenses for some of Motorola's patents, and wanted the court to essentially force Motorola to license them to Apple at a reasonable rate (technically called a "FRAND" rate). Apple said it would pay up to $1 per device sold, but Motorola wanted more: a 2.25% royalty payment on every device.

In asking the court to settle the matter, Apple said it didn't want any court-determined rate to be binding, and that it would appeal any…
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