Google could face pressure to write down the $5bn (£3.2bn) value of the patents in its Motorola subsidiary, as the mobile arm faces fines from Europe’s antitrust commissioner for trying to use them to block sales of Apple’s iPhone in Germany.The European commission’s antitrust unit raised a formal statement of objections this week, which could be followed by a substantial fine, after Motorola tried to use a number of its standards-essential patent (SEPs) to try to stop sales of iPhones with 3G network capability in Germany.
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Google under pressure to cut $5bn valuation of smartphone patents
Google could face pressure to write down the $5bn (£3.2bn) value of the patents in its Motorola subsidiary, as the mobile arm faces fines from Europe’s antitrust commissioner for trying to use them to block sales of Apple’s iPhone in Germany.