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Before reviewing the status of the lawsuit and the claims interpretation, a quick word on how the parties got to the point of a lawsuit. This was not a shot that caught Google off guard. Oracle and Google had been in discussions for months prior to this lawsuit over a license that would have permitted Google to move forward. Word is that the companies had all but reached agreement, but when the Google negotiators sent the proposal up the ladder for final approval, it got nixed at the very highest levels within Google.

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