{"id":14222,"date":"2012-06-01T07:59:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T05:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=14222"},"modified":"2012-06-01T08:01:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T06:01:48","slug":"google-calls-foul-on-microsoft-nokia-patent-collusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/14222\/google-calls-foul-on-microsoft-nokia-patent-collusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Google calls foul on Microsoft, Nokia patent collusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Inc<\/a> accused Microsoft Corp<\/a> and Nokia<\/a> of conspiring to use their patents against smartphone industry rivals, and said it has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission.<\/p>\n

In its complaint, Google claimed Microsoft and Nokia, which cooperate on smartphone technology and production, transferred 1,200 patents for assertion to a group called MOSAID, which the company called a “patent troll” – a term referring to a holder of patents that litigates them aggressively.<\/p>\n

“Nokia and Microsoft are colluding to raise the costs of mobile devices for consumers, creating patent trolls that side-step promises both companies have made,” the Internet search leader said in a statement, adding that the complaint was filed “recently.”<\/p>\n

“They should be held accountable, and we hope our complaint spurs others to look into these practices.”<\/p>\n

Microsoft said the complaint was a “desperate tactic” by Google.<\/p>\n

“Google is complaining about antitrust in the smartphone industry when it controls more than 95 percent of mobile search and advertising,” Microsoft said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n

“Google is complaining about patents when it won’t respond to growing concerns by regulators, elected officials and judges about its abuse of standard-essential patents,” Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

Nokia was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n

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