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Oracle Smacks Google with Lawsuit Over Android Patents

Aug 12, 2010, 8:16 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that Google's Android mobile operating system violates patents and copyrights owned by Oracle. According to Oracle, it acquired a number of Java patents and copyrights when it closed on the acquisition of Sun Microsystems earlier this year. Android, while based on Linux, uses some Java software as well. Oracle believes that Google has willfully infringed on portions of seven different patents, as Google has hired Java programs from Sun. It is seeking an immediate injunction to prevent Google from building and distributing Android any further. It is also seeking unspecified monetary damages. Google has not responded to the lawsuit yet.

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What part of Android wasn't ripped off?	bluecoyote	Aug 12, 2010, 9:06 PM
Re: What part of Android wasn't ripped off? by misschris Aug 13, 2010, 9:30 AM Re: What part of Android wasn't ripped off? by bluecoyote Aug 13, 2010, 11:31 AM Clash of the TItans! by island-guy Aug 13, 2010, 2:34 PM Re: Clash of the TItans! by Azeron Aug 13, 2010, 9:48 PM Re: What part of Android wasn't ripped off? by Menno Aug 19, 2010, 2:22 PM Re: What part of Android wasn't ripped off? by Azeron Aug 13, 2010, 7:47 PM
New Business Model-- If your product isn't selling, find someone to sue	SPCSVZWJeff	Aug 13, 2010, 10:31 AM
Re: New Business Model-- If your product isn't selling, find someone to sue by bluecoyote Aug 13, 2010, 11:29 AM Besides for the fact that oracle didn't come up with their own programming language by Menno Aug 13, 2010, 12:31 PM Re: Besides for the fact that oracle didn't come up with their own programming language by Black_Beard Aug 13, 2010, 1:06 PM Re: Besides for the fact that oracle didn't come up with their own programming language by SellPhones82 Aug 13, 2010, 1:51 PM (more replies...) Re: Besides for the fact that oracle didn't come up with their own programming language by Jayshmay Aug 13, 2010, 6:29 PM Re: Besides for the fact that oracle didn't come up with their own programming language by bluecoyote Aug 13, 2010, 3:23 PM Re: Besides for the fact that oracle didn't come up with their own programming language by Menno Aug 19, 2010, 2:17 PM Tell that to Apple... by furyx639 Aug 14, 2010, 11:49 AM Re: Tell that to Apple... by bluecoyote Aug 15, 2010, 12:16 AM Didn't you know...? by furyx639 Aug 15, 2010, 2:39 PM Re: New Business Model-- If your product isn't selling, find someone to sue by Jayshmay Aug 13, 2010, 6:26 PM Re: New Business Model-- If your product isn't selling, find someone to sue by moobear Aug 13, 2010, 7:54 PM
Android Successful; List of Sueing Companies Follows	Amarantamin	Aug 15, 2010, 8:58 PM
MINE!MINE!MINE!MINE!MINE!MINE!MINE!MINE!MINE! MINE!MINE! by Overmann Aug 16, 2010, 9:15 AM
WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!	flip mode	Aug 12, 2010, 8:31 PM
Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by Versed Aug 12, 2010, 9:51 PM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by bluecoyote Aug 12, 2010, 10:43 PM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by Jayshmay Aug 13, 2010, 12:01 AM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by Azeron Aug 13, 2010, 2:24 AM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by bluecoyote Aug 13, 2010, 12:02 PM (more replies...) Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by flip mode Aug 13, 2010, 2:03 AM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by mikelrysk Aug 13, 2010, 8:09 AM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by misschris Aug 13, 2010, 9:28 AM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by Jayshmay Aug 13, 2010, 6:24 PM Re: WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?! by ygbhen Aug 14, 2010, 2:59 PM
database vs. search	ecycled	Aug 13, 2010, 9:48 AM
This could be bad	mikelrysk	Aug 13, 2010, 8:13 AM

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