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Litigation

Nov. 10, 2010

Oracle CEO Places High Value on Software

Without the ability to protect its intellectual property, Oracle Corp. would face disastrous business results, chief executive Larry J. Ellison testified Monday in the company's high-profile copyright infringement trial against competitors.


By Rebecca Beyer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


OAKLAND - Without the ability to protect its intellectual property, Oracle Corp. would face disastrous business results, chief executive Larry J. Ellison testified Monday in the company's high-profile copyright infringement trial against competitor SAP AG.


Called to the stand to bolster Redwood City-based Oracle's argument that Germany-based SAP should pay billions of dollars for the infringe...

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