AppleInsider | Google exec talks Nortel patent auction loss, calls for patent reform

During an interview on Monday, Google Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kent Walker opened up about the company's loss to Apple in the Nortel patent auction, calling for patent reform in the U.S. as he characterized patents as "government-granted monopolies" that block innovation. Walker had indicated in April that Google was interested in a collection of 6,000 patents...