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Intellectual Property

Aug. 17, 2010

Oracle Sues Google Over IP

The patent and copyright infringement lawsuit is one of a series of high-stakes legal battles that is good news for intellectual property litigators but a concern for open source software advocates.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Oracle Corp.'s patent and copyright infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. is one of a series of high-stakes legal battles that is good news for intellectual property litigators but a concern for open source software advocates.

In its complaint, Oracle claims Google's Android operating system infringes on the Java patents and copyrights it acquired in January when the Redwo...

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