Sadly, the way corporations work, even if Google did steal that concept, that lawsuit would still be dismissed. Corporations are untouchable. I imagine that suing a big corporation must feel like trying to "talk to one of their representatives" to resolve a grievance/mistake and being put on hold. Then when you finally reach someone they tell you that there is nothing they can do... And there is nobody in the universe who can do anything about the injustice done against you.

As their litigation backlog grows, and as resentment grows, they are increasingly impervious to the law. Too big to fail, too big to sue.