  Xbox 360 ban struggle in US could drive up prices - legal
expert  Import ban is "unlikely", Motorola may be angling for
higher royalties  A recent US judge's recommendation that
certain Xbox 360 models be banned from import to America is
"unlikely" to pass into law, a legal expert has told OXM, but
Microsoft's on-going patents battle with Motorola may lead to
higher prices for consumers.  Motorola has been engaged in
litigation with Microsoft over patents since 2010. Now owned by
Google, the firm recently won a ruling that Xbox 360's wireless
and video compression functions infringe on four patents
relating to H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 video coding standards and
802.11 WiFi standards. Wiser heads than ours have recapped the
saga over at ArsTechnica.  Microsoft denies the accusation,
naturally, arguing that in getting patented technology accepted
as industry standard, Motorola has "committed to the IEEE, ITU
and ISO standards bodies that their essential patents are
licensed on non-discriminatory bases offering fa