Seznam Against Google

Seznam, the biggest Czech web portal and search engine, increased its claim for damages against Google by one billion, totaling now to more than 10 billion of Czech koruna (ca. EUR 400 mil.). According to Seznam, Google abuses its dominant position in the market for licensed operating systems and apps for smart mobile devices using the Android platform. The claim for damages is a part of a lawsuit that Seznam is preparing against Google.

In December 2020 in its pre-litigation appeal, Seznam sought CZK 9.072 billion in damages from Google. The amount claimed by the company was estimated by foreign economic experts for the period from 2011 to 2018.

Seznam says that when distributing its applications, it encounters sophisticated system of barriers that Google created by establishing business cooperation with global device manufacturers and the Android operating system. Due to these barriers, Seznam was prevented from entering the market with its solution,