<p>Technology titans Microsoft and Google have announced that they have agreed to end all patent infringement litigation against each other.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Legal battles between the companies included suits over technology for Internet-linked mobile devices, WiFi and digital video.<br /><br />Details of the agreement were not disclosed, but the tech behemoths said it includes cases related to Motorola Mobility.<br /><br />"The companies will dismiss all pending patent infringement litigation between them, including cases related to Motorola Mobility," Microsoft and Google said in a joint statement yesterday.<br /><br />Google last year sold Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer giant Lenovo in a deal valued at USD 2.9 billion, but held on to patents.<br /><br />"Separately, Google and Microsoft have agreed to collaborate on certain patent matters and anticipate working together in other areas in the future to benefit our customers."<br />The kind of collaboration the industry rivals have in mind was not disclosed.<br /><br />Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has made a priority of making the company's applications and cloud services available across mobile devices, regardless of what software powers the hardware.<br /><br />Microsoft would also like to boost the popularity of Windows smartphones and tablets with popular Google offerings such as YouTube.</p>
<p>Technology titans Microsoft and Google have announced that they have agreed to end all patent infringement litigation against each other.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Legal battles between the companies included suits over technology for Internet-linked mobile devices, WiFi and digital video.<br /><br />Details of the agreement were not disclosed, but the tech behemoths said it includes cases related to Motorola Mobility.<br /><br />"The companies will dismiss all pending patent infringement litigation between them, including cases related to Motorola Mobility," Microsoft and Google said in a joint statement yesterday.<br /><br />Google last year sold Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer giant Lenovo in a deal valued at USD 2.9 billion, but held on to patents.<br /><br />"Separately, Google and Microsoft have agreed to collaborate on certain patent matters and anticipate working together in other areas in the future to benefit our customers."<br />The kind of collaboration the industry rivals have in mind was not disclosed.<br /><br />Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has made a priority of making the company's applications and cloud services available across mobile devices, regardless of what software powers the hardware.<br /><br />Microsoft would also like to boost the popularity of Windows smartphones and tablets with popular Google offerings such as YouTube.</p>