Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears

Last updated on September 8th, 2018

Google has been working to augment its defensive patent portfolio with the intent of deflecting the litigation that has targeted its embattled Android mobile operating system. To this end, the company purchased over a thousand patents from IBM in a major deal last year. The search giant followed that up with a smaller deal this week, in which it has purchased approximately 200 patents and pending patent applications.