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Oracle's Java patents case against Google weakening
- dchest 15y agoPrint version: http://www.itworld.com/print/176653 http://www.itworld.com/print/176653
- techtalsky 15y agoCan someone explain to me what a "clean room" implementation is in this context? (Wikipedia already read and it didn't quite compute.)
- mkr-hn 15y agoMy understanding is that one group/person takes something apart, documents it, and passes the documentation off to a second group/person to build a new implementation.
- benmccann 15y agoIt means Google re-implemented the JVM without looking at the source code for other versions of the JVM.
- nl 15y agoIf it's not clear, re-examination is a big, big risk for Oracle. Not only does it reduce their chances in this case, but it weakens their hand in any future licence negotiations because it (potentially) destroys the value of the patent. If a patent enters re-examination with 21 claims, and finishes with 3 the potential for infringement is vastly reduced.