Posts Tagged: java
License to Copy: Your Software Code Isn’t Safe After Google v. Oracle
In characteristic form, the Supreme Court has once again managed to blow it in another intellectual property case. This time, the Justices blessed Google's copying of Oracle's …
‘Merger’ and Acquisition: Google’s Copyright Contortion to Excuse Copying
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument on October 7 from Oracle and Google in their long-running Java intellectual property case. The questions raised in Google …
Google v. Oracle Perspective: Google’s Android ‘Cheat Code’ was to Copy Oracle’s Code
In two months, the Supreme Court will hear the oral argument in the long-running Google v. Oracle software copyright case. At issue is the availability of copyright …
Oracle Files Opening Brief at U.S. Supreme Court in Copyright Fight with Google
In the latest stage of the Supreme Court battle between Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle) and Google, Oracle filed its opening brief with the Court on February 12. Google’…
Google v. Oracle: An Expansive Fair Use Defense Deters Investment In Original Content
Google v. Oracle America, a case pending before the United States Supreme Court, is a seemingly never-ending battle, since 2010, between two Silicon Valley behemoths. But now that …
Internet Companies File Latest Brief in Support of Google in Fight with Oracle at Supreme Court
Mozilla, Mapbox, Medium, Patreon, Etsy, and Wikimedia have filed an amicus brief in support of Google in its case against Oracle at the U.S Supreme Court. …
Google Tries Again at Supreme Court in Copyright Fight With Oracle
Following a Federal Circuit ruling last March in which Google lost the latest in a nine-year battle with Oracle over Google’s unauthorized use of nine lines …
Oracle America v. Google, Free Java: Fair or Unfair?
The Federal Circuit recently decided the case of Oracle America v. Google Inc. To “attract Java developers to build apps for Android,” Google copied the declaring code, …
Google’s use of Java API packages in Android OS not a fair use
The Federal Circuit found Google’s use of Java API packages in it's Android operating system was not a fair use as a matter of law, resurrecting …
Oracle Settles FTC Charges of Deception About Java Updates
Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Oracle has agreed to settle charges that it deceived consumers about the security provided by updates to its Java …
Google Chrome to discontinue Java support, prevents access of USPTO resources
This change to the Chrome browser system is one of which U.S. patent applicants will want to be aware because of its impacts to some of …
Jave 8 May Not Be Compatible with EFS and Private PAIR
Oracle's first version of Java 8 will be released on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. If install Java 8 and encounter authentication issues when trying to use EFS Web or Private PAIR …
Patent Lawsuits Extreme: Household Names Compete for Customers, Brand Reputation and Innovative Technologies
But how exactly do patents do all of these wonderful things for companies? Unlike trademarks and copyrights, patents are incredibly difficult to acquire. But a patent, once …
EFS Warning! Patent Office Not Ready for Java Update
Consider the title of this article a very mild way of stating my frustration with the Patent Office. Yesterday, as I was trying to file a simple …
Google Briefly Punishes Oracle by Removal from Google Search
Late yesterday Oracle announced in an exceptionally brief and direct press release that it has filed a lawsuit against Google. But someone at Google didn't find this …
