Rich Fiscus
15 Sep 2011 17:14
Google is continuing their patent buying spree, acquiring more than 1,000 patents from IBM.
This is the second such deal between the two companies this year. Google bought 1,029 patents from IBM in July.
A partial list compiled by SEO by the Sea, includes patents related to scripting, phones, wireless, and web search.
You can find all the patents using the US Patent and Trademark Office's search page.
In recent months Google has spent billions of dollars buying patents in response to attacks on Android around the world by companies like Apple and Microsoft. They have gone so far as to buy Motorola Mobility primarily to acquire their patent portfolio.
As Android has become a serious threat to the iPhone's dominance in the smartphone market, Apple has engaged in a campaign to remove competing devices. Samsung's phones and tablets, in particular, have been targeted by Apple in countries including the US, Germany, Australia, and Japan.
Without a competitive product of their own in the smartphone market, Microsoft's strategy has been to force Android manufacturers to pay royalties for every phone.
Both companies were part of a coalition of companies who outbid Google for the patents formerly owned by Nortel Networks.