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Intellectual Property

Jan. 14, 2012

Oracle trial faces more delays

Oracle Corp.'s trial against Google Inc. infringing its copyrights and patents on the Java programming language may be postponed until next year, U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Oracle Corp.'s trial against Google Inc. infringing its copyrights and patents on the Java programming language may be postponed until next year, U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday.

The judge, who previously suggested that the trial might begin as early as March, blamed Oracle for the delay, saying its damages expert twice had used improper methodology to calculate a "stratospheric" damages award and said no...

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