Except that Firefox is backed by the (huge) Mozilla Foundation, which has a U.S. presence, meaning that they could easily be sued for patent infringement. Not

Except that Firefox is backed by the (huge) Mozilla Foundation, which has a U.S. presence, meaning that they could easily be sued for patent infringement. Not a good move to make. However, being that MF brings in a lot of income through partnering with Google and others, I don't see why it should be such an issue to work out a patent licensing agreement with the respective owners...