Google hires Java guru amid lawsuit

software infringes on Oracle's Java technology, has hired James Gosling, the well-known engineer known as the 'father of Java', reports American Banking News.

Gosling previously worked for Sun Microsystems, the once mighty tech darling that Oracle acquired last year for $5.6 billion.

He left the company last year after it was acquired by Oracle, having worked for the company for 26 years.

On his blog, Gosling wrote: “I find it odd that this time I'm taking the road more travelled by, but it looks like interesting fun with huge leverage. I don't know what I'll be working on. I expect it'll be a bit of everything.”

Market Watch reveals that it's unclear whether the case will come to trial, or what role Gosling might play in the proceedings, if any.

In a filing last month, an attorney representing Oracle in the matter wrote that the company has identified 14 registered copyrights that Google has infringed.

“Moreover, when we take depositions of Google's developers, we anticipate uncovering the full scope of Google's copying,” the attorney wrote.

An Oracle spokeswoman declined to comment. A Google spokesman also declined to comment, apart from confirming Gosling's hiring.

Google has been on a hiring binge of late, with schemes to set a company record for new appointees this year, notes eBrandz.

Among its recent, notable hires are networking expert Milo Medin, and former Sun engineer Tim Bray, who joined to work on the development of Android.