Google Faces Federal Judge Trial In Boston Over Alleged Patent Violations On AI Technology

Google, accused of violating the rights of technology patents. (photo: x @fenomenoro9)

JAKARTA - Alphabet, Google's parent company, is scheduled to face a federal judge hearing in Boston on Tuesday, January 9 in a trial on charges that the processors it uses to support artificial intelligence technology on key products violate a computer scientist's patent.

Singular Computing, founded by Massachusetts-based computer scientist Joseph mulaim, claims that Google copies its technology and uses it to support artificial intelligence features in Google Search, Gmail, Google Translate, and other Google services.

Google court documents state that Singular has filed for damages of up to $7 billion, which is more than double the largest patent-violation award in US history.

Google spokeswoman, Jose Castaneda, called the Singular patent "doubtful" and said that Google developed its processor "independently for years." "We look forward to providing clarification in court," Castaneda said.

Meanwhile Singular's lawyer declined to comment on the case. The trial is expected to last for two to three weeks.

Singular's complaint in 2019 stated thatdok shared his computer processing innovation with Google between 2010 and 2014. Singular said Google's Processing Units Tensor, which enhances the technology giant's artificial intelligence capabilities, copiespant technology and violates two patents.

The lawsuit states that Google's circuit uses architectures discovered bytensils that allow for greater processing power and "revolution of how artificial intelligence training and inferences are carried out."

Google introduced its processing unit in 2016 to support artificial intelligence used for voice recognition, content creation, advertising recommendations, and other functions. Singular said that versions 2 and 3 of the unit, introduced in 2017 and 2018, violated its patents.

Google notified the court in December that its processor works in a different way from the technology patented by Singular and that the patent is invalid.

"Google's inspiration has mixed feelings about the technology, and the company has finally rejected it, clearly informing Dr.levant that the idea is not suitable for the type of app Google is developing," Google said in court documents.

A US appeals court in Washington will also hear arguments on Tuesday about whether Singular patents can be declared invalid in a separate case filed by Google from the US Patent Office and Trademark.