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Added by Gauss on 24.05.2012 |
Another Patent battle comes to an end.
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Looks like a California federal jury ruled that Google DID NOT infringe on Oracle’s patents in developing the Android OS.
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If you didn't know, Oracle and Google were, until today, fighting over a patent infringement, in which database giant tried to persuade a jury that the search giant knew it was misusing intellectual property that belonged to the other for its Android smartphones.
Here's a little background:
The showdown in a San Francisco federal court centres on Oracle's allegations that Google's Android software infringes on the patents and copyrights of Java, a programming technology that Sun Microsystems began developing 20 years ago. Oracle, a business software maker, acquired the rights to Java when it bought Sun Microsystems for $7.3bn in January 2010.
Google has steadfastly denied Oracle's allegations since the lawsuit was filed in August 2010, seven months after the Sun deal closed.
The impasse has left it to a 12-member jury to resolve the dispute in a trial. Judge Alsup devoted most of Monday's session to picking the jury, leaving only enough time for Oracle to lay out the framework for its case.
Oracle is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and an injunction that would force Google to pay future licensing fees or find an alternative to Java to keep its Android system running smoothly.
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Well, the battle is now over, and the final Verdict is live: Google Wins.
“Today’s jury verdict that Android does not infringe Oracle’s patents was a victory not just for Google but the entire Android ecosystem,” Google said in an e-mailed statement to Mashable.
The judge reportedly dismissed the jurors and the third phase of the trial, which would have covered damages if Google was found guilty.
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Oracle released an statement regarding the veredict:
“Oracle presented overwhelming evidence at trial that Google knew it would fragment and damage Java. We plan to continue to defend and uphold Java’s core write once run anywhere principle and ensure it is protected for the nine million Java developers and the community that depend on Java compatibility.”
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Apparently, the judge still needs to rule on 37 APIs to see if the sequence and structure of the software infringes on copyright issues. If Oracle wins over that, a separate trial would begin. If they lose, there would be no damages phase, but Oracle may be subject to statutory damages of about $1 million, which of course, wouldn’t come close to covering Oracle’s legal bills!
Oracle came into the case seeking $6 billion in damages, they got nothing.
Google lawyers... well done!
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