Google has issued a number of complaints in the U.S. after the search engine giant claimed that Singular Computing was copying its technology to enhance the artificial intelligence capabilities of its major products, including Google Search, Gmail and Google Translate. Facing a landmark billion-dollar patent case.
Alphabet giant Google is reportedly preparing to face a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday. Reuters.
Singular Computing, founded by computer guru Joseph Bates, is seeking $7 billion in damages. This could make history in the world of patent infringement litigation.
Google, on the other hand, has dismissed Singular’s claims, calling their patents “questionable” and claiming that it developed its own processor. Google spokesman Jose Castaneda said he wants people to believe it’s all in good fun and that he “looks forward to setting the record straight in court.”
There is a story behind the trial.
The case is expected to be resolved over the next two to three weeks. Mr. Singler alleges that Mr. Bates generously divulged his own technical secrets to Google from 2010 to 2014.
Singular claims that the Tensor Processing Unit, the powerhouse of Google’s AI capabilities, is a counterfeit product and infringes not one, but two patents.
However, Google claims that it rejected Bates’ technology at the time because it was not suitable for its applications.
Google said in a court filing that “Google’s engineers had mixed feelings about the technology, but ultimately the company rejected it, and his idea was used for the kinds of applications Google is developing.” “I made it clear to Dr. Bates that I was not suitable for the position.” Reuters report.
Google faces multiple heavy lawsuits
In a separate lawsuit, Google recently settled a lawsuit over its covert tracking of people online. The suit seeks at least $5 billion in damages, according to a report in Interesting Engineering.
Details of the settlement are not disclosed, but the lawyers agreed to binding terms through mediation. They plan to submit a proposed settlement for court approval by February 24, 2024.
But that’s not all. In a separate lawsuit, Google agreed to pay $700 million and change the rules of its Android app store to settle charges that Google abused its power by restricting competition on the Play Store.
Google was accused of forcing app developers and users to use its payment system and preventing them from getting their apps elsewhere. The settlement, revealed in court documents, follows a recent antitrust ruling against Google in a lawsuit brought by Epic Games. Google plans to appeal this decision.
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