Google will pledge to license on fair and reasonable terms the patents it acquires through buying Motorola Mobility, said a person familiar with the matter, in a bid to allay regulatory and users’ concerns.<\/p>\n
The world No.1 Internet search engine will send a letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and other global bodies with the promise, the person said.<\/p>\n
The non-profit ETSI, which has members from 62 countries, produces standards for telephony and Internet technologies globally.<\/p>\n
“Since we announced our agreement to acquire Motorola Mobility last August, we’ve heard questions about whether Motorola Mobility’s standard-essential patents will continue to be licensed on FRAND (fair and reasonable) terms once we’ve closed this transaction. The answer is simple: they will,” said a Google spokesman.<\/p>\n
Standards-setting agencies typically require members to offer licensing access to their standards or patents on such terms.<\/p>\n
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told reporters in November last year that the group would not favor U.S. handset maker Motorola once it had completed the acquisition.<\/p>\n
The European Commission, which acts as competition regulator in the European Union, is reviewing the deal and is scheduled to decide by February 13 whether to clear it.<\/p>\n
Google unveiled the $12.5 billion acquisition in August last year to boost its patent portfolio and compete better with mobile rivals such as Apple. U.S. antitrust regulators are also reviewing the acquisition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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