It seems that over 2 years after Motorola sued Microsoft Xbox, Google has still not gained an import ban.
" On march 22, a judge issued a ruling recommending the dismissal of the remainder of the complaint, and based on the detailed version of Judge David Shaw's remand initial determination that was published today, it's going to be fairly difficult for Google (Motorola Mobility's owner) to persuade the Comission (the six-member decision-making body at the top of the U.S. trade agency) to overrule Judge Shaw. At this point, only one patent -- a WiFi-related but not standard-essential one -- is still in the game. Google withdrew two of its patents in January."
I have to wonder. Is Google planning a gaming console of its own? An Import ban would allow Google to perhaps dominate that market. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo have not improved their console in 8 years. While they all surely have plans for a next generation console, one has to wonder if Google wants to get into this market. After Google has been developing various products that have little to do with the search engine. For example, the Google car, Google phone, Google glass. There are even rumors of a Google Space Elevator in the works.
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