Hoping to continue gaining the necessary approvals it needs to acquire Motorola Mobility, Google is reportedly planning to assure wireless standards companies that it will license Motorola’s patents fairly. Bloomberg reported that Google will send the letters within the next day, and it will be signed by a Google lawyer to different groups.
The letter, to be signed by a senior Google lawyer, is likely to be sent within the next 24 hours, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the decision isn’t yet public. The move would come after a deadline passed for Google to submit remedies to the European Commission, which is evaluating the plan to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.
Bloomberg said that one of the groups Google plans to send a letter to include the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. Google will make such moves to help smooth over the acquisition.
One of the reasons Google is thought to buy Motorola Mobility is mainly for its large array of patents, which it will most likely license out if the deal goes through to gain more revenue. Google hopes that the acquisition continues for obvious reasons.
In Europe, the deadline passed for Google to submit remedies to the European Commission, which is currently evaluating the plan for approval. We will keep you updated as the latest rolls in.
Related articles
- Rumor: Google’s Nikesh Arora to run Motorola after deal is finalized (9to5google.com)
- Motorola Mobility Q4 2011 results: Loses $80M, ships 10.5M phones (9to5google.com)
FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.
Comments