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Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears
- freehunter 15y agoA 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.
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- Tim-Boss 15y agoI 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]