[brudgers]

On the other hand, I suspect that when it comes to the nexus of IP and Android, it is in their legal interest to avoid every appearance of Ownership and Authorship. I.e. Google has no interest in claiming responsibility for anything connected to patent violations.

It's no different than Apple not indemnifying developers when they were sued for violating patents a couple of years ago...except that Microsoft and the companies licensing their patents have legal teams similar to Google's.