Over the past few years, Google executives from time to time to find fault with the patent problem. They say, industry patent, especially software patents, most of the mass is very low, not innovation of enterprises use them to initiate proceedings of war, which harm the interests of consumers, to curb the real innovators.


And America patent and Trademark Office data show, Google has received more patents in very hard. It accumulated patent rate has accelerated to the daily obtained 10 patents, by contrast, the year 2003 Google only was awarded 4 patents.


The company's recent patent documents have soared, but also to the outside world can understand some idea of its new technology, such as unmanned vehicle technology. The move also shows, Google wanted to become one of the largest companies in the global patent portfolio. This year the company was awarded the patent number is expected to reach 1800. According to the numerical calculation, Google this year will be the first one of the top 10 patent winner, ahead of General Electric, Intel and other industry giants.


The urgent need for Google more patents to protect its Android mobile system. At present, Android mobile phone daily amount of activation of 1500000. But Google and Samsung mobile phone manufacturers are facing more and more challenges of litigation. Just last month,Womens Barbour Casual Coater they are a company of apple, Microsoft and Blackberry represent the prosecution of patent infringement in Dezhou.


Google has contempt for those patent claims in the public, says that they are equivalent to the {http://www.buybarbourcoats.co.uk/womens-barbour-casual-coater-c-7.html}Womens Barbour Casual Coater} intelligent mobile phone tax, improve the cost of Womens Barbour Casual Coater consumers to buy. The company's chief lawyer David Drummond (David Drummond) said, intelligent mobile phone ordinary may involve up to 250000 patents, but most of those patents is problematic.


Began in 2007


Documents show, Google is from the beginning of 2007 to realize it needs to greatly strengthen their patent reserve. That year the apple iPhone was born, the company applied for a patent and trademark every kind of, from the "Home" button to the rounded design, for its mobile phone built line. By the year before to intellectual property litigation in iPod losing compensation of $100000000 stimulus, Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) has vowed to "give all patent", he has fulfilled his promise.


Google was aware of his weakness. Jobs published the first generation iPhone, Google only 38 patents. In order to compete with iPhone, Google hastily launched the open source Android. When the system does not get what the protection of intellectual property rights.


Since then, Google will no longer will the product function or new ideas as trade secrets; the researchers, its business manager and advertising experts were working with outside counsel to patent their various ideas. In recent years the number of Google annually to obtain patent are doubled compared to the same period. The growth and persistence of a large company than any other. Now, Google software patent number behind IBM and Microsoft.


The new patent Google obtained may not be able to help Android. But they will help the company to protect the new products and features. 177 patents it acquired this month, one belonging to the Google X lab founder Sebastian Thrun (Sebastian Thrun), a mobile phone the way to build indoor map. Another patent on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by determining the traffic lights 3D position to identify them. Other patents related to Internet data model analysis, speech interface, flying wind turbines etc.. In view of Google founded a company called Calico medical research company, it may also be seeking to patent the anti-aging research.


For Google patent action, Google spokesman said, "we are proud of our innovative engineer, they bring us more and more high quality patent."
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