Google and LG agree to license each other’s patents for the next 10 years
Following in the footsteps of arch nemesis Samsung, tonight, LG and Google are announcing their own global cross patent license agreement. According to LG’s press release, the inked deal will see the two companies using each other’s patents whenever they like — both existing and future patents — over the next 10 years. Google’s deputy general counsel for patents said in a statment,
“We’re pleased to enter into this agreement with a leading global technology company like LG. By working together on cross-licenses like this, companies can focus on bringing great products and services to consumers around the world.”
They didn’t exactly reveal any sort of back story about why they came to this agreement, but the obvious assumption that that both will benefit greatly by using each other’s technologies with the fear of stepping on anyone’s toes or ruffling any features, further strengthening Android’s foothold across the globe. Legal battles, while not Google’s forte, are still a reality in today’s mobile market.
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