Google supports manufacturers of Android-devices with the sharing of information, expert assistance and access to patents. That leaves ceo Eric Schmidt Wednesday know as a result of the many patentzaken who are currently playing.
Google allows access to its patents for licensing and legal purposes to manufacturers of Android devices to support patentzaken. Companies like Apple and Microsoft complain to the manufacturers, because Android, according to them, infringes on several patents. Schmidt thinks that what Apple is doing, ‘not correct’. Manufacturers can, according to Schmidt, therefore Google’s door for more expertise and information about Android.
Except Apple suing Microsoft also few manufacturers of Android-devices. Microsoft accuses, among others, the Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei of patentbreuk. The company requires each selling Android phone for a fee. Earlier locks other manufacturers such as HTC, Acer and Samsung have similar agreements.
The internetgigant supports the latest time openly accused companies. At the beginning of september wore Google nine patents to HTC, which the company could use in the legal fight against Apple. Just before bought Google Motorola Mobility, partly because of the thousands of patents that the American phone maker owns. In addition, the patents of IBM, at as the Android operating system more resistant against companies that patentzaken tensioning.
The public statement of support seems to be an attempt to ensure that the support of phone manufacturers for the mobile operating system does not crumble. The chance exists that companies for other platforms go to choose, to indictments of other manufacturers to avoid.