Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.

  1. April 01, 2016

    Google, Oracle To Stay Out Of Jurors' Social Media In IP Trial

    Google and Oracle each agreed on Thursday to refrain from researching potential jurors' social media accounts before and during an upcoming copyright infringement trial, a week after the California judge presiding over the closely watched case with potentially $8.8 billion at stake strongly advised against such invasive searches.

  2. March 31, 2016

    Google Wants Expert Report Nixed In $8.8B Copyright Case

    Google sought Wednesday to strike portions of the testimony offered by the court's own damages expert for a looming jury trial over the company's alleged $8.8 billion infringement of Oracle Corp. software copyrights, arguing that his opinions span "an extremely broad range" and are not supported by sufficient evidence.

  3. March 29, 2016

    Oracle Wants $8.8B From Google In Java Copyright Case

    Oracle Corp. could be seeking as much as $8.8 billion in a looming jury trial over Google Inc.'s alleged infringement of software copyrights in its Android operating system, according to new court documents.

  4. March 25, 2016

    Google, Oracle Asked Not To Scour Jurors' Social Media

    A California federal judge on Thursday asked Google and Oracle America Inc. to voluntarily refrain from "scouring" potential jurors' social media accounts before and during an upcoming copyright infringement trial, issuing strong arguments against such invasive searches but declining to order an outright ban.

  5. March 24, 2016

    Oracle Details Proposal To Search Jurors' Facebook Posts

    Oracle America Inc. told a California federal judge on Thursday that if it is allowed to check Facebook accounts belonging to potential jurors in its copyright infringement suit against Google Inc., it would only do so using public Internet search engines.

  6. March 09, 2016

    Google OK With Potential Ban On Internet Search Of Jurors

    Google Inc. on Tuesday told a California federal judge that it wouldn't oppose a potential court order preventing it and Oracle America Inc. from studying potential jurors' social-media accounts before a verdict is reached in an upcoming copyright infringement trial.

  7. March 07, 2016

    5 Trials To Follow In 2016

    From legal industry intrigue to Silicon Valley showdowns, this year's trials have a little something for everyone. Federal prosecutors will take their second shot at a pair of former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP executives in a slimmed-down criminal retrial, while Apple and Samsung enter a fourth trial in their sprawling war over smartphone patents. Here, Law360 takes a look at five of the most interesting trials that 2016 has to offer.

  8. March 02, 2016

    Google, Oracle Can't Slow Process To Study Jurors' Facebook

    Google and Oracle attorneys won't be allowed to use a questionnaire to vet potential jurors ahead of a May copyright infringement trial, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the parties may just be trying to slow jury selection to allow their investigators extra time to search jurors' Facebook and other social media accounts.

  9. January 27, 2016

    Google Wants Orrick Atty Sanctioned For Revenue Reveal

    Google Inc. wants sanctions for Oracle Corp. and its Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorney Annette Hurst after Hurst revealed in open court protected financial information about the search giant's revenue, according to a letter filed in California federal court Wednesday.

  10. January 21, 2016

    Google Ordered To Turn Over Deal Info In Oracle IP Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday partially granted a pretrial discovery request jointly submitted by Google and Oracle in a long-running suit alleging the search giant's Android operating system infringes copyrighted Java code, ordering Google to turn over certain details of search agreements with providers of non-Android mobile platforms.

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