Intellectual Ventures lands patent blow on Motorola

A US court has handed Intellectual Ventures (IV) a partial victory in the latest round of its patent dispute against Motorola Mobility.

In a judgment handed down on Wednesday (March 25), a jury ruled that Motorola infringed one IV patent related to multimedia text messaging.

Another patent  that IV had also asserted against the smart phone maker, covering wireless bandwidth, was declared invalid by the jury at the US District Court for the District of Delaware.

Melissa Finocchio, IV’s chief litigation counsel, said: “We are encouraged by today’s verdict.  As we look ahead to the next trial, we remain committed to defending inventor rights and protecting the interests of our investors and customers.”

It was the second time the two companies have faced off in court.

In February 2014, a trial at the same court, in which IV asserted three patents, ended in a mistrial after jurors could not agree on a verdict.

District Judge Sue Robinson declared the mistrial result nearly two weeks after the trial began and just one day into the jury’s deliberations, after it could not reach a unanimous verdict.

Another trial between the two companies, in which IV asserted a patent related to detachable computer devices, was scheduled to begin this week.

Motorola declined to comment.