CALIFORNIA – Google’s decision to acquire Motorola’s Mobility worth USD12, 5 billion to make the internet giant’s Mountain View home is threatened antitrust lawsuit for allegedly has a monopoly.

As a leader in Internet search and advertising, it is difficult for Google to make acquisitions without raises a question mark.Moreover, the acquisition of Motorola is believed will add Google’s dominance, especially as the owner of the Android operating system that was adopted by a number of the world’s major vendors, including Motorola.

In addition, with the acquisition of Motorola, Google automatically entitled to the patent portfolio owned by thousands of companies. Mobility Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said the company has approximately 17 thousand patents and patent applications are still waiting for another 7500.

However, Google’s Chief Legal Officer David Drummond quite optimistic regulators will give the green light to the acquisition.

“We’re pretty confident this move will be approved. We are very confident that this acquisition is a transaction that pro-competition,” said Drummond, as quoted by Cnet, on Tuesday (16/08/2011).

Google itself was under the supervision of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) related to its Android OS business. FTC questioned whether Google prohibits vendors to adopt the Android phones to use the operating system from competitors.

The same question would overshadow this latest Google acquisition. The FTC will find out whether the acquisition of Motorola’s Android will benefit significantly and to increase Google’s market in Internet search and advertising business online.

But the assumption is directly denied by Drummond, who claims the acquisition is necessary to protect the operating system itself. ”Android has clearly increase competition, innovation and user choice,” he said.

“In our opinion, protect the ecosystem is clearly a step that pro-competition,” said Drummond