Google, InterDigital, HTC-Apple, Irell & Manella: Intellectual Property - Bloomberg

Google Inc. (GOOG) General Counsel Kent Walker said the smartphone industry is in an arms race for patents that is hurting consumers and leaving the company to “sort through the mess” of litigation. “It’s hard to find what’s the best path -- there’s so much litigation,” Walker said in a July 25 interview. “We’re exploring a variety of different things.”