Android was the target of Google and Apple suits over patents.
Android (operating system) . The success of Android has made it a target for patent and copyright litigation as part of the so-called `` smartphone wars '' between technology companies . The smartphone wars or smartphone patents licensing and litigation is an ongoing business battle by smartphone manufacturers including Sony Mobile , Google , Apple Inc. , Samsung , Microsoft , Nokia , Motorola , Huawei , LG Electronics , ZTE and HTC , among others , in patent litigation .