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The article focuses on the smartphone and mobile device industry in 2011. It states that Internet search company Google's takeover of telecommunications company Motorola Mobility will provide Google with a significant number of patents. It comments on patent lawsuits by computer software company Mic...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 400; no. 8747; p. 58
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 8/20/2011
Subjects:
Telecommunication mergers
Patents
Actions & defenses (Law)
Google Inc.
Motorola Mobility LLC
Microsoft Corp.
Nokia Corp.
Apple Inc.
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on the smartphone and mobile device industry in 2011. It states that Internet search company Google's takeover of telecommunications company Motorola Mobility will provide Google with a significant number of patents. It comments on patent lawsuits by computer software company Microsoft and computer manufacturer Apple against vendors that put Google's Android operating system on their smartphones. It talks about Microsoft's cooperation agreement with cell phone manufacturer Nokia.