At issue is a dispute over patents dating back to 2010. The Oracle believes that Google improperly used the Java programming language to build the Android operating system. The giant databases you want to receive from Google royalties, having inherited patents the Java language when it merged with the Sun, while the giant search engine considers that it should be able to use Java without having to pay.
In June, the US Supreme Court disagreed with the closure of the case in favor of Google and referred the case to the Federal Court of San Francisco. In 2012, a jury found that Google infringed on Oracle’s copyright, but came to a halt with regard to what can be considered a fair use of Java in Android.
This Thursday, Judge William Alsup said that after the analysis of the process, there is a range of issues that must be resolved before moving on to a new trial on the fair use and damages resulting therefrom. At issue is the presentation of new documents by Oracle advances the news agency Reuters.
The software maker finds it increasingly impaired, since, since the beginning of this process, ” market position of Android increased substantially. ” Currently, the Android operating system is the market leader in the smartphone segment.
The Oracle sued Google for five years and want compensation of about one billion dollars (912 million euros to 31 exchange July 2015)
The new trial should take place in the spring of 2016, anticipates the Judge Alsup, who advised companies to reach an agreement before that date, through mediation.
Google attorney Robert Van Nest, believes that mediation would be “premature”, however, the judge was adamant and ordered the company to solve the issue through mediation “whether they like it or not like it.”
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