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Oracle Tells Court About Patent Victory

pcworld.com (1 year and 1 month ago)

Apr 23, 2012

Oracle scored a victory in its battle with Google, as the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) decided to uphold a Java patent it had previously rejected... full story

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