Law360, New York (July 20, 2012, 11:29 PM ET) -- Google Inc. has asked lawmakers working on patent reform to add patents that are essential to de facto industry standards to the conversation about standard-essential patents, a move that could help Google in its patent litigation with Apple Inc.
In a letter sent to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month, Google general counsel Kent Walker said the same analysis for standard-essential patents should apply to those patents that are widely adopted among competitors and become essential to vie for customers in the market....
Google Wants De Facto Essential Patents Added To Table
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