US-based Motorola and the Canadian maker of the BlackBerry, Research in Motion, announced today that they have reached a settlement to their patent dispute.
Motorola and RIM said they have forged a settlement and licence agreement which ends all outstanding litigation between the two companies.
Both firms said in a statement that the agreement includes an up-front payment and ongoing royalties to Motorola. Details of the deal were not released.
Motorola and RIM said the agreement involves a long-term cross-licencing arrangement of various patent rights for technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G and wireless email. The companies will transfer certain unspecified patents to each other.
Motorola had filed a complaint with the US government in January, accusing RIM of patent infringement and unfair trade practices.
The complaint with the International Trade Commission said the BlackBerry maker infringed on Motorola's patents in key technology areas, including Wi-Fi access and power management.
A court case involving the two technology giants was pending in the US courts, with complaints filed in 2008 by each firm accusing the other of misappropriating technology.
RIM knocked Motorola off the list of the world's top five mobile phone manufacturers in the first quarter of 2010, according to industry tracker IDC.
