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U.S. Supreme Court,
Technology,
Intellectual Property

Oct. 8, 2020

Metaphors abound as US justices hear dispute between Google and Oracle

Oracle Corp.'s long legal battle against Alphabet Inc.-owned Google reached the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday during oral arguments in which both sides -- and the justices -- deployed metaphors to describe the complex case.

The Redwood Shores-based software giant is seeking nearly $9 billion in damages and asked the high court to affirm an appellate court ruling in its favor because Google used some of Oracle's Java programming cod...

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