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Intellectual Property

May 24, 2012

Jury finds in Google's favor in patent phase of trial against Oracle

A federal jury concluded today that Google Inc. did not infringe two Java patents owned by Oracle Corp.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury concluded today that Google Inc. did not infringe two Java patents owned by Oracle Corp. in a verdict that completed the second phase of a trial that has been a triumph so far for Robert A. Van Nest, a San Francisco-based partner at Keker & Van Nest LLP.

Oracle is seeking a retrial on the more important copyright phase of the case in which it claims hundreds of millions of dollars in damages ...

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