Google on Apple v. Samsung: most infringed patents 'don't relate to the core Android operating system'

When the jury in Apple v. Samsung handed down its verdict on Friday, we watched Apple take a victory lap and heard Samsung warn of hampered competition, but one company remained conspicuously silent: Google. This weekend, though, Mountain View finally released a statement, insisting that while Samsung lost the trial, the ruling doesn't actually implicate Android. "The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims. Most of these don't relate to the core Android operating system," the company said, noting that several of these patents are being revisited by the US Patent Office. Still, buried in that statement is an implicit acknowledgment that if Samsung can't reverse the decision on appeal, innovation among Android devices might well be be stifled: "The mobile industry is moving fast and all players - including newcomers - are building upon ideas that have been around for decades. We work with our partners to give consumers innovative and affordable products, and we don't want anything to limit that." Of course, Samsung has indeed said it intends to appeal (and an internal memo reported by CNET corroborates this), so it would seem that the proxy battle against Android is far from over, and the drone of legalese is sure to continue.Filed under: Software, MobileGoogle on Apple v. Samsung: most infringed patents 'don't relate to the core Android operating system' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  BBC, All Things D, CNET  | Email this | Commentscheapest deals store for the aircat cut off tool aircat buy cheap 2012 amazon cheapest deals to otc 6591 struttamer extreme compressor buy cheap 2012 amazon cheapest deals to westin 61001 surestep black bumper buy cheap 2012 amazon cheapest digital coupons to obtain gtc ct8030 professional automotive multimeter cheapest discount code over specialty products company wa918 spreader buy cheap cheapest discount code over specialty products company wa918 spreader buy cheap cheapest discount codes available for chrome handle covers thru2005 beetle buy c cheapest discount codes available for whiteside manufacturing hras adjustable me cheapest discount coupon codes to obtain 2175 solid taper pilot 385top buy cheap cheapest discount coupon codes to obtain 3m marine purple stikit imperial buy ch cheapest discount coupons for all sales 5202p door plate buy cheap 2012 amazon cheapest discount coupons on brembo front 4 piston differential caliper buy chea cheapest discount coupons on superwinch 1585202 lp8500 winch buy cheap 2012 amaz cheapest discount for moose racing 3400 rear bumper buy cheap 2012 amazon cheapest discount for otc 4531 harmonic balancer installer buy cheap 2012 amazon cheapest discounts for many custom moldings dodge charger 2006 current buy cheap cheapest discounts for many mayhew 28650 spring 2 inch tightening buy cheap 2012 cheapest discounts on rocker doctor universal down pull clamp buy cheap 2012 ama cheapest e coupons of gearwrench 85888 metric combination ratcheting buy cheap 2 cheapest e coupons of vacmaster vq607sfd stainless steel vacuum buy cheap 2012 a cheapest electronic coupons available for baldor ga4 tool tray buy cheap 2012 am cheapest electronic coupons available for vacmaster vf408 powered industrial 4 g cheapest extreme coupons for the oes genuine conditioning sensor mercedes benz b cheapest extreme coupons for the raybestos rc4417 professional remanufactured ca cheapest free coupon over gearwrench 9701 flex head combination ratcheting buy c cheapest free coupon over rebar chain assemblies assembly attachment buy cheap 2 cheapest free coupons online just for better life technology standard protector cheapest free coupons online just for dorman washer reservoir buy cheap 2012 ama cheapest free coupons printable available for 3 hookit clean sand p600 buy cheap cheapest free coupons printable available for sonoma pickup bumper molding 12549