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Aug. 18, 2011
Motorola buy would make Google a defendant in ongoing patent cases
In agreeing to purchase Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $12.5 billion, Google Inc. is not just acquiring a cell phone manufacturer and a large collection of patents. It's buying a lot of ongoing litigation too.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - In agreeing to purchase Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $12.5 billion, Google Inc. is not just acquiring a cell phone manufacturer and a large collection of patents.
Google is buying a lot of ongoing litigation too, against major rivals like Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Although Google's executives have publicly accused those companies of trying to hoard patents to thwart Google...
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