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Such statements are not legally binding and thus completely irrelevant in a lawsuit.
by ehmmm 11y ago
Such 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...