Google, Motorola Ordered to Give Data to Apple

A federal judge ordered Motorola Mobility Inc. and Google Inc. to turn over information about their merger and the search giant’s Android operating system, as part of a lawsuit by Apple Inc.

Apple, the plaintiff in a 2010 smartphone patent suit against Motorola, sought the documentation earlier this month. The request represents one effort in a wide-ranging battle among mobile-device makers using intellectual property for legal and competitive advantage.

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