Google hires FTC patent expert - latimes.com

Google may not have paid a lot of attention to patents for years. But the Internet search giant is certainly paying attention now. Google has hired one of the Federal Trade Commission's top patent lawyers, the company confirmed Tuesday. Suzanne Michel is leaving her job as deputy director of policy planning at the FTC to join Google's legal team. Why this matters? Google is gearing up for a patent war. Michel worked for the FTC for more than...