A federal judge on Tuesday cleared Motorola Inc. of charges its wireless telephones infringed on another company’s patents.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Longobardi in Wilmington, Del., denied a motion by InterDigital Communications Inc. of King of Prussia, Pa., for a new trial. His decision upheld a 1995 jury verdict and validated Motorola’s claims that InterDigital’s wireless patents were common knowledge.
InterDigital had claimed patent rights on a technique for use of radiowave space that originated with satellites.
Motorola also said it will donate two-way radio systems to the World Wildlife Fund to assist anti-poaching patrols in Bhutan, researchers in Brazil, conservationists in Gabon and biologists watching the nesting habits of endangered green turtles in Asia.
In addition, a Motorola executive said the Schaumburg-based company expects to ship 2 million to 5 million more of its Flex pagers in 1996 than predicted earlier this year.
Jim Page, aptly named director of marketing for Flex operations, said Motorola will ship 7 million to 10 million of the pagers this year, far surpassing earlier estimates of 5 million.
