Microsoft has filed a competition law complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility, claiming the firm is attempting to use essential patents to block its products.



From Silicon Republic:

Dave Heiner, vice-president and deputy general counsel of Corporate Standards and Antitrust Group at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post that the Google-owned Motorola Mobility is demanding that Microsoft needs to remove its ‘standards-based’ ability to play video and connect wirelessly on products such as PCs and Xbox consoles or stop selling them.

Heiner said Motorola claimed it has patents on these standards and is accusing Motorola of ‘breaking its promise’ by applying its patents against technical standards used to build products with video and internet connectivity.

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