Patent wars: Judge strips 13 patent claims from Motorola suit v. Microsoft

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/judge-strips-13-patent-claims-from-motorola-suit-v-microsoft/     / 
patent battle between Microsoft Google Motorola Mobility one step closer resolution US District Court judge threw out 13 of the patent claims Motorola made in the case Judge James Robart US District Court Seattle tasked deciding what is a fair and reasonable rate license fees Microsoft should pay Motorola for use of patents  H.264 video Wi-Fi standards Microsoft proposed a payment of $1.21 million per year to Motorola, Motorola demanded 2.25 percent of the sale price of Windows PCs Xbox 360s Microsoft has said could amount to billions. While Motorola sued Microsoft for patent infringement, Microsoft also sued Motorola for not meeting its obligation to license standards essential patents at fair and reasonable rates, leading to multiple court cases being consolidated into one /