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Google isn’t quiting on its longstanding Oracle claim without a battle.
The search giant stated Tuesday that it’ll appeal the case to the Supreme Court, after a federal appeals court decreased to rehear the case in which it figured out the business’s usage of Java software application from Oracle exceeded the bounds of reasonable usage. Oracle had formerly requested for $8.8 billion in damages
“We are disappointed that the Federal Circuit overturned the jury finding that Java is open and free for everyone,” a Google spokesperson stated in a declaration. “We will appeal to the Supreme Court to defend this principle against companies like Oracle, whose restrictive practices threaten to stifle the work of new generations of tech developers.”
Oracle taken legal action against Google in 2010 over copyright and patent violation accusations for its usage of the Java programs language in its Android mobile os. Oracle acquired the rights to Java when it got SunMicrosystems Google firmly insists that under reasonable usage laws it didn’t require a license for the open-source software application.
“We are pleased that the Federal Circuit upheld the well-reasoned panel decision,” an Oracle spokesperson statedTuesday “We are now one step closer to putting our damages case before a jury.”
In 2014, Google likewise petitioned the country’s greatest court to reverse a previous appeals court judgment preferringOracle The Supreme Court turned down that demand, sending it back to a federal court.
First releasedAug 28, 2: 09 p.m. PT.
Update, 3: 28 p.m.: Adds remark from Oracle.
