Apple desires to press pause on patent suits, calls Motorola a lame duck

In what could become a really expensive lesson in minding one’s mouth, Apple plans to make use of Google’s and Motorola’s own words against them in court . Over the weekend, Cupertino’s lawyers filed two motions to remain in patent-related litigation with Moto , claiming the OEM’s pending merger renders its patent suits indefensible. In line with Apple’s legal team, the proposed Motorola Mobility acquisition effectively transfers patent control over to Google, an allegation that public-facing statements from both companies appear to corroborate. Citing the capability waste of resources and probable reversal of future pre-merger settlements, the home that Jobs built is hoping to carry off at the court room fisticuffs until after the GoogMo consolidation is settled. With both cases set for a lot-off trial dates in April and August of 2012, it looks as if all parties involved have a lot of time to sort this mess out, after which battle it out once more.

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