Google's Good-Guy Patent Routine Questioned by Authorities
The Korean Times reported late yesterday that David Drummond, Google's chief legal officer (CLO), said that the company would continue to defend the Android ecosystem amid the rising tension in global patent disputes. While this is Google's standing good-guy routine in the public, the fact is that the Department of Justice, FTC and International Telecommunication Union don't seem to agree with them. In fact an international Patent Roundtable event being held today will be highlighting Google's practices in an attempt to find a remedy to halt damaging essential patent tactics being employed today that could harm the smartphone industry as a whole. Apple will be in attendance at this event and didn't release a pre-event statement.
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