June 25, 2021
The first six months of 2021 saw a blockbuster ruling in Google v. Oracle, but there was also plenty of other copyright action elsewhere — from a home design "troll" to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan to a major fair use ruling on Andy Warhol. To get you up to speed, here are the seven major rulings you need to know from the first half of the year.
June 14, 2021
A year after the Ninth Circuit revived the case, a California federal judge on Monday sided with Oracle Corp. on several key issues in a long-running copyright lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise over unauthorized software updates.
April 23, 2019
Oracle Corp. on Monday fought back against a bid by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. for nearly $18 million in attorney fees in a software copyright case in California federal court, calling the figure an "unreasonably high" amount to award the tech giant for its successful defense against Oracle's claims.
March 25, 2019
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP lawyers have asked a California federal court to award Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. nearly $18 million in attorney fees after the firm helped the tech giant fend off a software copyright suit by Oracle Corp. earlier this year.
February 07, 2019
A San Francisco federal judge on Wednesday issued a written ruling explaining a decision last month to toss out a software copyright lawsuit filed by Oracle Corp. against Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., saying Oracle had "no answers" to key defenses to infringement.
January 29, 2019
A San Francisco federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a copyright lawsuit filed by Oracle Corp. accusing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. of selling unauthorized updates to Oracle software.
August 07, 2018
The California federal judge overseeing discovery in Oracle's copyright suit against Hewlett Packard rejected HP's bid to sanction Oracle for an executive's deletion of hundreds of emailed reports, saying Tuesday the reports were available elsewhere and calling Hewlett Packard's request "extremely overkill."
July 05, 2018
Oracle America Inc. urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject HP's bid to sanction the company over allegations that Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd intentionally deleted hundreds of documents relevant to a copyright suit against the tech giant.
June 14, 2018
Oracle sought a partial win in its copyright suit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise Thursday, alleging HPE not only illegally gave out its software but that the infringement was part of HPE's business plan, while HPE insisted there was no evidence the software went to the wrong customers.
June 06, 2018
Hewlett Packard urged a California federal judge Tuesday to sanction Oracle for spoiling documents in the latter's copyright suit against the tech giant, arguing that Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd intentionally deleted hundreds of documents relevant to the litigation.