What do you mean? Any normative statement is ultimately an ethical one, so any position on the proper use and law of patents is an ethical position as well.

You're conflating two issues. An individual can be in support of protecting intellectual property and against our current laws that implement said protection.

I agree. I didn't say otherwise. My assertion is that Google's position is still an ethical one even though it is also strategic.

It may be your ethical belief that all patents are bad, but we know it isn't Google's. They have hundreds of patents, a number of which list one of your co-founders as inventors.

So sure, I guess it's nice that in this instance your company's strategy lines up with your ethical beliefs.