Google has been dealt a stunning blow at its very core. Just as it is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in its match with the European Commission over abuse of its dominant position on the EU internet search market (see Europolitics 4803), it was convicted in the United States, on 28 January, of infringement of two patents owned by a 'patent troll'. The case concerns its AdWords advertising system. Several similar cases involving Google…
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