Oracle Sues Google Over Android
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (
) --
Oracle
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is suing
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for patent and copyright infringement related to the Android operating system, according to published media reports.
Oracle claims Google's Android OS infringes the Java technology it acquired when the
database giant bought Sun Microsystems earlier this year
, according to the
Associated Press.
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Oracle's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that Android contains Java applications and other technology, according to the
AP
report. The software maker claims that this infringes on one or more parts of seven different patents, and also claims that Android infringes its Java copyrights.
Oracle's claims come at a time when Google is enjoying growing demand for its mobile OS.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently explained that
Earlier this month research firm the
NPD Group
also released figures showing that Android had overtaken RIM as the most popular OS on U.S. smartphones.
Google has not yet responded to
TheStreet's
request for comment on this story.
-- Reported by James Rogers in New York
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