Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears

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Post by iamhenry » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 7:38 PM UTC

Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears
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Re: Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears

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Post by freehunter » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 8:38 PM UTC

A question arises in my mind. Could Google actually use these patents in their defense against Oracle? "We didn't have them, but now we do"?

Seems like going to court over a speeding ticket you got before the speed limit was raised.

Re: Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 8:55 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #2

A question arises in my mind. Could Google actually use these patents in their defense against Oracle? "We didn't have them, but now we do"? Seems like going to court over a speeding ticket you got before the speed limit was raised.

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Re: Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 9:09 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #2

A question arises in my mind. Could Google actually use these patents in their defense against Oracle? "We didn't have them, but now we do"? Seems like going to court over a speeding ticket you got before the speed limit was raised.

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Re: Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears

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Post by Tim-Boss » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 10:02 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #2

A question arises in my mind. Could Google actually use these patents in their defense against Oracle? "We didn't have them, but now we do"? Seems like going to court over a speeding ticket you got before the speed limit was raised.

I would doubt it: I think what they're arguing in court is historical, e.g. BigCorporation sold(past-tense) units of our product that infringed(past-tense) our I.P.

[disclaimer: I'm no lawyer]