August 07, 2012
A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered Oracle America Inc. and Google Inc. to disclose any payments they have made to authors, journalists, commentators and bloggers who have reported or published comments on Oracle's two-year-old copyright infringement case over Google's Android platform.
July 24, 2012
Oracle American Inc. on Monday asked a California federal court to reject Google Inc.'s bid to have it cover $4 million in costs in a patent and copyright suit over Google's Android platform, saying it involved novel, complex issues and resulted in a mixed outcome.
July 06, 2012
Google Inc. sought more than $4 million from Oracle Corp. on Thursday to cover trial costs following the end of a California jury trial over Oracle's claim that Google's Android platform infringes two of its mobile device patents.
June 01, 2012
A California judge's ruling Thursday that certain Oracle Corp. Java software cannot be copyrighted is an important vindication for accused infringer Google Inc. and open source software in general, but whether the decision will have broad ramifications for software copyrights remains to be seen, attorneys say.
May 31, 2012
Oracle Corp. suffered another blow Thursday in its battle with Google Inc. over the Android mobile device software when a California federal judge tossed its copyright claim dealing with the Java application programming interface, finding Google had replicated only the portions of the software that are allowed for such use.
May 30, 2012
A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to grant Oracle Corp.'s bid for a judgment that would reverse a jury's recent finding that Google Inc. did not infringe two of its mobile device patents, saying the jury came to its conclusion reasonably.
May 23, 2012
Google Inc.'s Android mobile device software doesn't infringe two Oracle Corp. patents, a California federal jury said Wednesday, dealing Oracle a significant blow as it awaits the court's answer to a significant copyright question in the tech companies' ongoing battle over mobile device technology.
May 16, 2012
Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. agreed Wednesday to put off the issue of damages related to Google's alleged infringement of Oracle's Java software, taking it out of the hands of the jury that delivered a mixed infringement verdict last week.
May 10, 2012
Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. traded blows Thursday over whether Oracle's Java software is even worthy of copyright protection, with both companies claiming support from a ruling by Europe's highest court, in a hotly-contested case some observers say could stretch to a second trial.
May 09, 2012
Google Inc. on Wednesday filed a motion seeking a new trial over Oracle Corp.'s claim that Google's Android platform infringes copyrights protecting the Java programming language, arguing a jury's mixed verdict may violate its constitutional rights.