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`PUBLIC POLICY
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`Introducing PAX:
`the Android
`Networked
`Cross-License
`Agreement
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`Jamie Rosenberg
`VP, Business & Operations, Android and Google Play
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`Published Apr 3, 2017
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`The Keyword
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`In Latin, the word pax means “peace.” In the world of intellectual property, patent peace
`often coincides with innovation and healthy competition that benefit consumers. It is
`with a hope for such benefits that we are announcing our newest patent licensing
`initiative focusing on patent peace, which we call PAX.  
`
`Under PAX, members grant each other royalty-free patent licenses covering Android and
`Google Applications on qualified devices. This community-driven clearinghouse,
`developed together with our Android partners, ensures that innovation and consumer
`choice—not patent threats—will continue to be key drivers of our Android ecosystem. PAX
`is free to join and open to anyone.
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`Already,
` is distributed under Android
` that allow anyone to use it foropen-source licenses
`free. This openness has resulted in enormous choice for manufacturers and users. The
`Android ecosystem has grown to include more than 400 partner manufacturers and 500
`carriers who have produced more than 4,000 major devices in the last year alone with an
`astounding 1.6 billion active users. We believe PAX will further expand the openness of
`Android for its members, promoting patent peace that will free up time and money for
`members, who can then dedicate those resources to creating new ideas.
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`, Google Samsung Electronics LG Electronics Foxconn, ,
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`PAX members currently include
`. The members collectivelyAllview
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`, Technology Group HMD Global HTC Coolpad BQ, , , , and
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`
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`own more than 230,000 patents worldwide. As more companies join, PAX will bring even
`more patent peace and value to its members through more freedom to innovate.  
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`PAX is the latest innovative licensing effort that Google has helped develop in order to
`provide balanced patent solutions. Other efforts include the
` and the LOT Network
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`Open
`, as well as our participation in such initiatives as the Patent Non-assertion Pledge
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`Open
` and IP3 run by Invention Network
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`Allied Security Trust
`. Initiatives like these—and PAX—are
`among the many ways Google contributes to fair and balanced patent systems across an
`interconnected world.  
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`We encourage interested companies, large and small, around the world to join us in PAX
`and enjoy patent peace. To learn more, please visit the
`.PAX website
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