Reuters: Technology News: Google says it has China's approval for Motorola deal

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Google says it has China's approval for Motorola deal May 20th 2012, 01:23 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.S. says will bar some Motorola Mobility phones Fri, May 18 2012 Google infringed Oracle Java copyrights: jury Mon, May 7 2012 Nokia files patent lawsuits against HTC, RIM Wed, May 2 2012 German court rules against Microsoft in Motorola patent fight Wed, May 2 2012 Microsoft eyes tablet lift via Barnes & Noble deal Mon, Apr 30 2012 Analysis & Opinion Texas pastor drives support for blind Chinese dissident Chen Who won Microsoft v. Barnes & Noble patent litigation? 1 of 2. Women walk past the logo of Google in front of its former headquarters, in Beijing June 2, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jason Lee Sat May 19, 2012 9:23pm EDT (Reuters) - Google said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world's No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of smart phones. Google, which will be the newest entrant to the handset market, announced plans for the acquisition last year in a bid to secure Motorola's valuable patents and pave the way for a pairing of Google's Android mobile software and Motorola's handset business. U.S. and European regulators approved the deal in February, leaving only the Chinese regulators as potential spoilers. "Our stance since we agreed to acquire Motorola has not changed, and we look forward to closing the deal," Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said, confirming that the Chinese had approved the deal. Google, whose Android software is the top operating system for Internet-enabled smart phones, wants phone-maker Motorola for its 17,000 patents and 7,500 patent applications, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Apple Inc. and defend itself and Android phone manufacturers in patent litigation. A main condition of the deal is that the Android system remain free and open for five years, said a source who is familiar with the Chinese approval but not authorized to discuss it. "We are pleased that the deal has received approval in all jurisdictions and we expect to close early next week," Motorola spokeswoman Jennifer Weyrauch-Erickson said. (Reporting By Kyle Peterson; Editing by Paul Simao) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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