Court Orders Oracle To Pay Google’s Legal Fees
The amount Oracle would have to pay ($300,000) might not seem like that much, but it sends a pretty clear warning. Oracle has tried in two separate trials to hold Google liable, and if they want a third, they will have to cover Google’s legal costs. This is a clear message to Oracle that their case simply isn’t strong enough, and that they might want to rethink their strategy before making themselves look a bit ridiculous. Ouch.
Oracle declined to comment on the ruling, but Google was naturally quite pleased with the outcome, and were willing to share all details of the ruling.
It’s been a winning week for Android when it comes to patents, especially considering that the courts also threw out the Motorola Vs Apple trial that was set to start on Monday. I just hope to see more courts and judges playing hard ball when it comes to patent cases, as they continually get more and more out of hand.
Picture credits: Android Authority
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Comments
I find it sad when Oracle decided to bully Google over the fact they have control of Sun Microsystems (Java), wouldn't it be in their best interest to work with Google to encourage innovation? (After all this is what Adobe is doing via their Flash / Pdf integration) ...
I kind of feel the same way. But if they really want to keep pushing for it, now they know they need to bring an actual case with them. After all, 3 strikes your out :-D
I am not completely conviced that this case is really closed. After all, that's what Oracle apparently bought Sun for, to bully other companies with the Java IP.