Motorola has been issued a formal warning by the European Commission for potential FRAND patent abuse against Apple in a case underway in Germany. The EU Commission has formed a preliminary view that Google-owned company's case against Apple violates the EU's antitrust rules and that is misuse ëcould ultimately harm consumers.' The development is a major blow to Google, which purchased Motorola for $12 billion, in large part to use Motorola's patents as a defense against Apple's legal attacks on its Android partners.
