Thread: HTC Sues Apple Using Patents Obtained From Google Last Week
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Old 09-12-2011, 12:14 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by emellaich View Post
Anyone have any details on this? I was surprised to read that Google 'transferred' the patents. If they are any good, then surely Google needs them to protect other Android licensees?

I suspect that Google either licensed them to HTC or that they retained a Google license that also gave Google some pretty broad rights.
HTC claims they paid for them. I'm pretty sure they meant licensed. Google isn't going to give up patents to just one of their vendors.
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