SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Google claimed that "rickety legs" support a lawsuit alleging its Android phone exploits patented Java programming, while Oracle called its evidence against Google "overwhelming," ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Plausible deniability took center stage Tuesday in the much scrutinized copyright case over the Android smartphone, as two Google executives divulged little on the stand. Android ...

A federal court in California has denied Oracle another trial in its long-standing copyright infringement dispute with Google over the use of Java code in the Android operating system. A jury had ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. Oracle ...

Unable to settle the patent suit filed by Kodak over Sun's Java software, the two sides will have to work it out in court--starting Sept. 15. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Oracle is seeking US$8.8 billion in damages in a long-running copyright lawsuit against Google over its use of Java in Android, court filings show. Oracle sued Google six years ago, claiming the ...

The jury hearing the Oracle-Google copyright infringement and patent violation case rendered a partial verdict in the copyright phase of the trial on Monday. Although its findings appear to favor ...

If they actually stopped making stuff, which there is zero sign of (Oracle still produces plenty of products and services). "Patent troll" is not code for "anybody who is doing something with patents ...

is a features editor who publishes award-winning stories about law, tech, and internet subcultures. A journalist trained as a lawyer, she has been writing about tech for 10 years. The litigation has ...