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Intellectual Property

Dec. 23, 2016

2016 features major copyright verdicts, patent rulings

Heavyweight clashes between technological titans led the way in intellectual property litigation in a year that is ending with attorneys and legal scholars eyeing a case headed for the U.S. Supreme Court that could have a major effect on where patent cases are tried.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Heavyweight clashes between technological titans led the way in intellectual property litigation in 2016 and the year ends with a case headed for the U.S. Supreme Court that could have a major effect on where patent cases are tried.

A May retrial in which Oracle Corp. accused Google Inc. of copyright infringement by stealing Java's language and programming platform ended in a defense verdict f...

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