There’s been a decision in the Oracle v. Google trial. It’s been determined that Android does not infringe Oracle patents.
“Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for Northern California exonerated the search giant following a trial that lasted three weeks, ruling that Google did not infringe on six claims in U.S. Patent RE38,104, along (with) two claims in U.S. Patent 6,061,520,” reports Engadget.
While the jury found that Android infringed copyrights with 37 Java APIs, a unanimous verdict was not reached in regards to whether it was covered under fair use. The jury also found that Google had infringed on one copyright count with the use of rangeCheck code. Judge Alsup is expected to rule on whether the SSO of the Java APIs can be copyrighted at all.
“Per the agreement that both teams struck last week, should Alsup find that the SSO is not covered under copyright law, Oracle will receive statutory damages from Google for the rangeCheck and test file usage, a maximum of $150,000 per infringement count,” reports The Verge in a related post. “Should he rule to the contrary, all three copyright infringement counts will be bundled together to be dealt with in a new trial or in an appeals court.”
Appeals are expected, based on the magnitude of the case. “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,” according to Oracle’s statement following the verdict.
Google’s official statement: “Today’s jury verdict that Android does not infringe Oracle’s patents was a victory not just for Google but the entire Android ecosystem.”
There’s been a decision in the Oracle v. Google trial. It’s been determined that Android does not infringe Oracle patents.
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