Nobody really knew the scale of Oracle’s patent lawsuit against Google, but this week the numbers came out, and they are huge. According to Oracle, damages it suffered due to the patent infringement by Google range between $1.4 billion to $6.1 billion.

Google’s letter complains about “an unprecedented fifty percent royalty rate” (on a certain base). Since a recent Oracle filing denies that claim, I hope that future filings by Oracle and/or Google will shed light on that particular question.

Oracle expert says Google owes between 1.4 and 6.1 billion dollars [FOSS Patents]