Motorola filed several patent-infringement complaints against Apple, in two US district courts and with the US International Trade Commission. Motorola alleges that Apple's iPhone, iPad, iTouch and some Macintosh computers illegally use Motorola's technology. Motorola Mobility's three complaints include 18 patents, which relate to early-stage innovations developed by Motorola in key technology areas found on many of Apple's core products and associated services, including MobileMe and the App Store. The Motorola patents include wireless communication technologies, such as WCDMA, GPRS, 802.11 and antenna design, and smartphone technologies including wireless e-mail, proximity sensing, software application management, location-based services and multi-device synchronization. In one of the complaints, Motorola has asked the ITC to launch an investigation into Apple's alleged use of the patents and issue an exclusion order, barring import of the offending products. Separate actions in federal court in Illinois and Florida seek an order that would require Apple to cease using "patented technology and provide compensation for Apple's past infringement." Kirk Dailey, a Motorola vice president of intellectual property, told the Wall Street Journal that Apple "refused to take a licence" after lengthy negotiations, prompting Motorola to take legal action.
