[glenneroo]

Maybe you missed the last episode but there was a lot of tension regarding CCC but it was mostly (or strictly?) between the two Germans. One of them was considered giving up the case rather than, when questioned, ask if he had any relations to CCC, who are known to have hacked into NSA, etc. Also they referenced exactly that detail, that the CCC was against patents and they were in the middle of a patent litigation case.

Spoiler: They resolved the issue by getting a charter of CCC members, whereupon neither of them was listed and thus the defense (Google) was forbidden from even asking about it.