Google Willing to Help Pay Fines Samsung

In the court case against Samsung Apple , Google lawyer says that Google is willing to help defend Samsung on a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple .

Quoted from Recode , Tuesday ( 04/22/2014 ) , in the hearing that was held last Tuesday , Google through his lawyer , James Maccoun , offered to pay partial or full compensation for claims of four patents in the trial .

Thus , if Samsung found guilty of violating Apple patents , Google will also venture to pay the fine .

Previously , Google reportedly will pay compensation of four patents at issue . However , later invalidated two other patents filed in court , and leaves the patent numbers 414 and 959 , ie background synchronization and universal search .

In the trial , Maccoun showed several e - mails between the two companies between May and December 2012 , which detail about Google 's willingness to defend the Samsung if any lawsuits regarding the applications and features of Android .

Samsung Google defended the obligations contained in the " Mobile Application Distribution Agreement " in this case , Samsung has agreed to distribute a variety of Google applications , including Gmail and Maps , the Android devices it , and Google to protect from any lawsuits from these activities .

Google now has an important role in the feud of Apple and Samsung . Therefore , patents sued Apple has an attachment to the application made for all Google Android smartphones .

Previously , Google has also been involved in defending the vendor of Android smartphone manufacturers in patent cases , such as when HTC against Nokia .

As we all know , Apple sued Samsung for infringement of five patents and asking for compensation of 2 billion U.S. dollars . Meanwhile, Samsung is adamant that its products do not violate Apple's patents . Samsung also said that a fine of 2 billion U.S. dollars it is not reasonable and too far .