The mobile patent mess may get worse

The "Unwired View" site has come to a worrisome conclusion based on Motorola's quarterly earnings call and a conference keynote by CEO Sanjay Jha: Motorola may start demanding patent royalties from other Android handset makers. "The discussion above was solely about Android, and how Motorola can differentiate from other players who are already doing better - like HTC and Samsung. One of the key points to win against competition, according to Sanjay Jha, are Motorola's patents. Used not only defensively - to avoid paying royalties on its Android handsets, but also offensively. To collect royalties from other Android device makers." Needless to say, that would not help the situation.

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