Software giant Oracle and Google are set to face off in what
is being described as the "World Series of intellectual property
trials," which gets underway with jury selection in a federal court in San
Francisco later Monday the NY Post reports.
The issue is Java, the software platform Oracle owns as a
result of its purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2010. The witness list will be interesting -- both
Google CEO Larry Page and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison are expected to take the
stand during the trial, as will former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Andy
Rubin, Google's senior vice president who runs its Android and mobile
operations.
The allegations are fairly simple, but the case could have
significant impact if Oracle prevails in some of its arguments. Oracle sued
Google in the summer of 2010, alleging that the Android mobile operating system
violated seven different Java patents. Five of those patents were tossed out
after they were re-examined, leaving two. That reduces the potential amount of
damages that Oracle might be entitled to in the case…. Don't touch that dial, sports fans!
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