Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nearsarstechnica.com 10 pointsiamhenry14 years ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−freehunter14yA 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.−Tim-Boss14yI 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]
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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]