BT is the latest entity to get in on the action when it comes to alleging patent infringement by Google. The British telecom, ISP, and IT services company charges that Google’s search, Android mobile operating system, and other services violate six patents BT holds.
The lawsuit—filed in the United States District Court in Delaware—claims that BT patents are infringed by the Android mobile OS, Google Maps, Gmail, the Google+ social network, AdWords, and even the main Google search engine. The alleged infringement seems broad–like a carpet bombing as opposed to a precision attack.
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