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Oracle Sues Google For Infringing Java Patents

Posted by timothy on from the here-we-go dept.

Bruce Perens writes "Oracle has brought a lawsuit against Google claiming that Google has infringed patents on the Java platform in Android. Scribd has a copy of the complaint. But there's a patent grant that should allow Google to use Java royalty-free. Has Google failed to meet the terms of the grant?"

6 of 510 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Why do you think Oracle bought Sun? by cappp · · Score: 5, Funny

    how many other companies Oracle might have by the short and curlies now?

    None of the really hip companies, they all shave.

  2. Re:Why do you think Oracle bought Sun? by Rhaban · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why do you think Oracle bought Sun?

    For Solaris?

  3. Re:easy solution for Google: by Issarlk · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can see the news Headlines: "Google buys Evil"

  4. Re:Hooray Patent Minefield! by kj_kabaje · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just imagine if we shared global climate data with everyone... oh wait...

  5. Re:Why do you think Oracle bought Sun? by frehe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm... I thought the primary reason Oracle bought Sun was to acquire Jonathan Schwartz's blog.

  6. Re:documenting it on http://en.swpat.org by Surt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, even if not, I'm sure he THINKS he wrote it. :-)

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