Google Calls Oracle Patent Suit Baseless And An Attack On The Open-Source Java Community | TechCrunch

Last night, Oracle filed suit against Google over its Android operating system, alleging that Google was infringing on seven Java patents with Android and its Dalvik virtual machine. Oracle acquired the rights to the patents when it bought Sun Microsystems last year, and now that Android has taken off, it's looking to shake Google down for a big payday. Google has been quiet until now about the suit, but they've just given us this statement: “We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit. The open-source Java community goes beyond any one corporation and works every day to make the web a better place. We will strongly defend open-source standards and will continue to work with the industry to develop the Android platform.”