After a week of discussions in the California court, the jury decided unanimously today that Google simply does not infringe any patent of Java. The process was undefined since 2010, when Oracle claimed that the owner of Android used without permission, parts of the Java source code in the operating system of the robot.
The trial was partially decided earlier this month when the court said that the staff of Mountain View has violated the copyright of Java, but could not determine whether the offense actually caused damage to Oracle. To defend itself, Google claimed that used only nine lines of Java around the Android - and these few lines had been removed from the platform.
Oracle originally sought $ 1 billion in damages, but after the previous trial, analysts said the company was unlikely to get more than $ 100 million. Last week, the owner of the Java signed an agreement that would accept to receive only $ 150,000 for each violation. And now it seems they will be empty-handed, with nothing, not a penny.
Google welcomed the decision in a statement: "The jury's decision that Android does not infringe patents of Oracle was a victory not only for Google, but for the entire Android ecosystem." It was not this time Oracle.
The trial was partially decided earlier this month when the court said that the staff of Mountain View has violated the copyright of Java, but could not determine whether the offense actually caused damage to Oracle. To defend itself, Google claimed that used only nine lines of Java around the Android - and these few lines had been removed from the platform.
Oracle originally sought $ 1 billion in damages, but after the previous trial, analysts said the company was unlikely to get more than $ 100 million. Last week, the owner of the Java signed an agreement that would accept to receive only $ 150,000 for each violation. And now it seems they will be empty-handed, with nothing, not a penny.
Google welcomed the decision in a statement: "The jury's decision that Android does not infringe patents of Oracle was a victory not only for Google, but for the entire Android ecosystem." It was not this time Oracle.
