Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google for infringing patents and copyright infringement of Java in its mobile operating system - Android. The company had filed the suit in California Federal Court yesterday.In a tight worded press release, Oracle spokesperson Karen Tillman said, "In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement."
Oracle's CEO Larry Ellison states that Java software is a key assist and is being used in variety of devices - from PC to DVD players. Oracle bought Sun Microsystems earlier this year and it also owns Java technology and all related patents.
"Sun's corporate philosophy was obviously very different from Oracle's in terms of enforcing the Java patents," said Edward Reines, an IP litigator at Weil Gotshall who is involved in a separate patent litigation against Oracle.
We're yet to get more details on the patents and copyrights in the question and will update you soon.
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