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Litigation

Jan. 20, 2011

Oracle USA Inc. v. SAP AG- - $1.3 billion

Copyright Infringement, U.S. District Court for the Northern District, Oakland


On Nov. 23, two days before Thanksgiving, a federal jury in Oakland gave Oracle Corp. and its team of attorneys something to be thankful for: a $1.3 billion verdict against rival software company SAP AG in a widely-watched copyright infringement trial.


But the truth is, Redwood City-based Oracle had much to be thankful for even before the verdict. In the months leading up to the trial's Nov. 1 start, Germany-based SAP began admitting liability in the case, fi...

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