An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled against a ban on Microsoft’s Xbox as he found it did not violate a patent owned by Motorola Mobility.

In a one-paragraph ruling, Judge David P. Shaw gave an initial determination that the Xbox did not violate section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

Section 337 investigations conducted by the ITC most often involve claims regarding intellectual property rights, including allegations of patent infringement and trademark infringement by imported goods, and can lead to the ban on their imports into the U.S.

The commission may, however, review, adopt, or change an initial determination.

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