Microsoft sued GPS producer TomTom for patent infringement on Wednesday, claiming the Dutch company is using patented Microsoft technology without properly compensating the software giant.
The move comes after a year of trying to engage in licensing talks with TomTom, Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of intellectual property and licensing at Microsoft, said in a statement.
The suit relates to “innovations in car navigation technology, and other computing functionality,” Gutierrez said.
“In situations such as this, when a reasonable business agreement cannot be reached, we have no choice but to pursue legal action to protect our innovations and our partners who license them,” he continued. “Other companies that utilize Microsoft patents have licensed and we are asking TomTom to do the same.”
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