Fresh from
his victory over Samsung on issues related to patent infringements, Apple
Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook has started a dialogue with Google
Inc(NASDAQ:GOOG) boss Larry Page on intellectual property rights and mobile
patents.
Reuters, who
reported it first, said that Page and Cook “had a phone conversation last
week" and “are expected to talk again in the coming weeks.”
The report
said that junior executives from both the companies were also involved in
discussions relating to patents and this was a major change in policy for the
two tech giants. Observers see it as fallout of the verdict last week by a U.S.
federal court.
Apple has
never engaged in a direct court battle with Google and so far all its patents
disputes have been with Google licensees such as Samsung, HTC Corp, Motorola
Mobility and LG Electronics.
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Microsoft
and Apple, whose rivalry starts from the personal computing sector, have
several cross-licensing pacts in place with a tacit agreement between the two
that they would not infringe on each other’s turfs.
However
there is a simmering rivalry between Apple and Google, which has often been
seen as covertly encouraging its licensees to infringe on Apple’s patents.
Apple's former chief executive Steve Jobs had told his biographer that Android
was a "stolen product" and that he would destroy.
In his own
discussions with Google’s Eric Schmidt, Jobs reportedly said, "I don't
want your money. If you offer me $5 billion, I won't want it. I've got plenty
of money. I want you to stop using our ideas in Android, that's all I
want."
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