Google has filed papers with the US district judge overseeing Microsoft's compliance with its 2002 antitrust settlement, outlining why it believes it has a special interest in helping to ensure Microsoft remains in compliance.

The search giant recently failed in an attempt to persuade US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that Microsoft should be forced to make additional changes to Vista's approach to desktop search, with the judge telling Google to take its complaint to the Department of Justice.

In its latest filing, the company insists that just because the DoJ represents consumers in the case does not mean Google should not also be allowed to participate as an "amicus curiae", or friend of the court.

"Here, Google...offers an important and useful perspective. As the developer of a major desktop search product and the company that brought the desktop search issue to the attention of the plaintiffs, Google has familiarity with the issues raised and is well positioned to provide information to the court," the company stated in its five-page brief.

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