Google Faces New Patent Claim Over Mobile Chrome Browser

Google is facing another lawsuit filed by EMG Technology on July 10th in a Texas district court with the request of banning the distribution of Google Chrome for Mobile as well as award damages that this virtual entity may have caused. 

According to EMG, the mobile version of Google Chrome which is designed for smartphones and tablets infringes its “simplified navigation system.” But the lawsuit, however, didn’t state why the plaintiff didn’t make a move in February during the launch of the beta version of the mobile browser.After previously filing lawsuits against Apple and Microsoft, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based company is now suing Google for allegedly infringing on one of its patents in Google's Chrome mobile Web browser.




EMG Technology alleges in its lawsuit that Google's Chrome mobile browser illegally takes advantage of technologies that were invented by EMG's leader, Elliot Gottfurcht, under U.S. Patent 7,441,196 C1 ('196), according to a statement from EMG. The patent, which was first applied for by the inventor in 1999, relates to providing a simplified navigation system for smartphones and tablet computers.

Chrome for Android was launched as beta in February but debuted last month during Google I/O. A day after the full and stable version was released it topped the chart of the most downloaded apps from Google Play Store. It is obvious what this lawsuit is all about.