Oracle contends that Google’s Android Operating System violates patents it picked up when it purchased Sun Microsystems.
In a press release posted after business today, Oracle (ORCL) charged that Google’s (GOOG) Android OS infringes on Oracle patents and copyrights related to Java.
“In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement,” Oracle spokeswoman Karen Tillman said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »