late last year, motorola mobility requested apple pay potential royalty of 2.25% on iphone sales in unsealed litigation last year. royalty amount more $1 billion in 2011 alone, though there no indication specific iphone models covered license nor if retroactive initial launch of iphone in 2007.
patents appear covered under frand standard, requires patents licensed "fair, reasonable , nondiscriminatory terms". 2.25% request motorola offered in response demand frand pricing offer apple.
florian mueller, writing issue, offers some additional insight:
a quote in wall street journal chief executive of epicenter ip group, helps companies license patents, noted "there no debate motorola inventor of mobile phone" , patents broad , necessary phone maker.
1 more step in long , drawn-out patent battle between 2 companies, licensing rate patents typically closely held competitive secret. 2.25% rate significant amount of money, given tremendous sales apple generating iphone business.
article link: motorola requested 2.25% patent licensing royalty on iphone purchases
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