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Justin Herrick
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It is safe to assume that Google’s best interest is to assist partners when they head into court, especially against Apple. That is exactly what the company is going to do with Apple going after Samsung. Not only will Google be defending Samsung and taking some blame, but Google is going to cover some of Samsung’s costs in the event Apple wins.
There are four patents that Google is getting in front of Samsung about. Two of them have already been dismissed before the trial started; however, Ina Fried of Re/code notes that “the ’414 and ’959 patents, cover background synchronization and universal search, respectively.” Google is getting in front of two vital Android features. While Google and Samsung have declined to comment on this, Apple presented a deposition in which a Google lawyer clarified that Samsung is going to receive some backup.
This goes back, again, to the fact that Apple has a problem with Google and not just Android manufacturers. The two patents highlighted before stem directly from Android, not Samsung. Also, Re/code points out that Samsung is the more attractive option to attack for Apple since is indirectly making money from Android.
Source: Re/code
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