Google increased its intellectual property portfolio significantly in 2012. The Mountain View based company received 1,151 patents in 2012, a 170% increase over the number of patents the company was granted in 2011. Google was granted more patents than rival Apple last year. The Cupertino based manufacturer was the recipient of 1,136 patents in 2012 which was a 68% gain over the prior year.
Google has been trying to beef up its intellectual patent portfolio to put it in a stronger position to take on companies like Apple that had been flexing its patent muscles in court. The recent joint-policy statement between the Justice Department and the USPTO decrying the use of SEP patents to force a sales ban against competitors has forced Google to take a step back a little with this strategy.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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