Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears

Google buys another round of IBM patents as its Oracle trial nears(arstechnica.com)

10 points by iamhenry 14 years ago | 2 comments

freehunter 14 years ago |

A 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.

Tim-Boss 14 years ago | |

I 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]