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To my knowledge Google has stated, and not violated that statement, that their patents would be used for defensive purposes only... Do you have knowledge to th
by the_ancient 11y ago
To my knowledge Google has stated, and not violated that statement, that their patents would be used for defensive purposes only... Do you have knowledge to the contrary?
- ehmmm 11y agoSuch statements are not legally binding and thus completely irrelevant in a lawsuit.
- dragonwriter 11y agoPromises on which another party reasonably relies can be legally significant even if not made in a binding contract. See, particularly, the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
- ehmmm 11y agoBut Google didn't make any promises to anyone specifically. They just made a statement they will not actively sue. How will you justify that you experienced negative consequences because Google decided to defend their own patents, by actively suing. I guess it is complicated...
- mangeletti 11y agoIf that was truly the case, they would have released all of their patents into the public domain, which would equally protect them.