TLWIR 38: Google Trumps Oracle: What Does This Mean for Patent Litigation? | Linux Today

TLWIR 38: Google Trumps Oracle: What Does This Mean for Patent Litigation?

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RD
Rex Djere
May 24, 2012

Oracle Corporation of America just suffered a massive defeat at the hands of Google in its patent infringement lawsuit. A California jury decided that Google did NOT infringe on Oracle’s Java patents with its ubiquitous Android operating system. This decision has a significant impact on the future on the of Free Software. After this decision, will anyone dare try to shake down a FOSS-based company again?

RD

Rex Djere

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