Google’s Lawyer Says Certain Apple Inventions Are Commercially Essential

Macgasm writes, Google General Counsel, Kent Walker wrote a letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee this month stating certain Apple inventions should be “standards” simply because they’ve become popular with consumers. So basically, because Apple has invented something cool that everyone wants, and they should be able to use it without getting sued. John Paczkowski from All Things D interpreted the letter: In other words, Google’s view is that just as there are patents that are standards essential, there are also patents that are commercially essential — patents that cover features...

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