Not true, at least not for the CLR and the framework itself. The crux of the Oracle v Google suit is basically, "It's Java, but it's not Java Java." If you ta

Not true, at least not for the CLR and the framework itself. The crux of the Oracle v Google suit is basically, "It's Java, but it's not Java Java." If you take a look at the MS patent promise, the way it's authored specifically allows for the very same kind of suit. https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT