Googles Motorola Mobility Withdraws Patent Claims Against Microsoft

Google-owned Motorola Mobility filed a motion Tuesday with the U.S. International Trade Commission to withdraw two patents that were part of a patent-violation claim against Microsoft.

The search giant owns the two standards-essential patents, called "the H.264 patents," since acquiring Motorola last May. Dropping the claims means that Google is no longer stopping Microsoft from using video-compression technology on Xbox, according to All Things D.

Microsoft wants to license the H.264 patents, but refuses to comply with Google's proposed demands for compensation, which the software giant has said is not "anything remotely close to a reasonable price."

In a February blog post, Micro…
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