Google Cleared Of Java Patent Infringement in Android

Oracle has lost its alleged Java patent infringement case against Google. Oracle's lawsuit against Google started falling apart just after a few weeks it was filed. Oracle started to throw money at the case, however now the jury has retuned a verdict that clears Google of infringing Java patents in its Android operating system for mobile phones.

Google issued a statement which said:

"Today's jury verdict that Android does not infringe Oracle's patents was a victory not just for google but the entire Android ecosystem."

James Gosling, who has had the biggest influence on the development of Java at Sun Microsystems, wanted a different verdict.

Gosling also added that the case "went out with a whimper", and also adding

"Court cases are never about right and wrong, they're about the law and what you can convince a jury of. For those of us at Sun who felt trampled-on and abused by Google's callous self-righteousness, I would have preferred a different outcome - not from the court case as much as from events of years past."

Well as for Oracle's infamous damage claims, the firm will be lucky to win enough cash to pay its lawyers. Oracle still has the right to appeal, but for now, Google and software developers everywhere have scored a victory.