Google Covering Defense Costs and Damage Awards for Four Patents in Apple/Samsung Case

Google is covering lawyer fees and potential damage awards with regards to four patents in the ongoing Apple/Samsung patent case, according to a report from Re/code, quoting deposition testimony from a Google attorney that Apple introduced in court today.

Google's contractual obligations to defend Samsung relate to a "Mobile Application Distribution Agreement" between the two companies related to the distribution of Google applications, including Gmail on Samsung's Android devices. Samsung called several Google employees as witnesses as part of its defense.

The case between Apple and Samsung is seen by many as a proxy for the larger battle between Google and Apple over the company's respective mobile operating systems.

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Apple played deposition testimony from Google lawyer James Mccoun, who verified e-mail in which Google agreed to provide partial or full indemnity with regards to four patents as well as to take over defense of those claims.

A Samsung representative said he could not immediately say which if any claims in the case for which Google is in fact providing the defense and indemnity.

Yesterday, Samsung argued that, if it lost at trial, it would only owe Apple $40 million in damages, substantially less than the $2 billion that Apple says it is owed for infringement of five of its patents.

Top Rated Comments

slffl Avatar
125 months ago
Google is one of the most anti-American tech companies I can think of.
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lincolntran Avatar
125 months ago
Google and Samsung. Pathetic.
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cdmoore74 Avatar
125 months ago
That is so 100% true.

Did you use google.com to confirm that?
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aerok Avatar
125 months ago
Some of comments here really amaze me. How can people be so ignorant?
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Konrad9 Avatar
125 months ago
Google is one of the most anti-American tech companies I can think of.

What?
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ValSalva Avatar
125 months ago
Google really needs Samsung to stay in the fold :eek:
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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