Google Strikes Back Against Apple and Microsoft Patent Troll
Found on Wired on Thursday, 26 December 2013
In October, Rockstar filed patent infringement suits against Google and several of its Android hardware partners, and this week, Google filed a countersuit, arguing that Android does not infringe Rockstar’s patents and that its lawsuits are damaging the Android brand.
Although Rockstar filed its suits in Texas, Google filed the countersuit in San Jose, California, arguing that the case should be moved. Texas has become a hotbed of patent lawsuit activity, due to its friendliness towards litigators, so it’s only natural that Google would want to case relocated.
Funny how not too long ago, the overwhelming majority of companies said that they don't care about IP. Politicians could listen to this and solve the problem with trolls once and for all by getting rid of patents, especially those for software.