The Microsoft v Motorola court case thatâs been bubbling away since 2010 seems to be heating up in all the wrong ways for the Xbox 360 manufacturer, with a judge involved recommending that the consoleâs US imports and sales be halted immediately.
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Those consoles already in the US and not sold would then also be barred from sale with a cease-and-desist order.
While Microsoft obviously protested, believing the suspension of Xbox 360 sales would hurt competition in the marketplace, Shaw says âenforcing intellectual property rights outweighs any potential economic impact on video game consol buyers.â
The dispute dates back a few years, and centres around allegations that Microsoftâs Xbox 360 infringes upon five patents held by Motorola, mostly related to video codecs.
If the ITCâs commissioners agree with Shaw, their recommendation will end up on President Obamaâs desk, where he and his advisors will have 60 days to review it.
Note that the ban only mentions Microsoftâs current 4GB and 250GB systems; the fate of 320GB consoles or older, pre-owned and refurbished Xbox 360s is unclear.
It follows similar action earlier in the month in Germany, which also relates to the Motorola dispute.
Microsoft Faces U.S. Import Ban on Xbox 360 [Courtroom News, via Game Politics]
