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Intellectual Property

May 8, 2012

Oracle, Google jurors leave lawyers guessing

The jury deliberating in Oracle Corp. 's lawsuit against Google Inc. for infringing elements of the Java programming language left the companies with a cliffhanger Friday afternoon.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - The jury deliberating in Oracle Corp.'s lawsuit against Google Inc. for infringing elements of the Java programming language left the companies with a cliffhanger Friday afternoon.


In a note sent just before deliberations were to end for the day, the jury said it was able to answer all of the questions on the verdict form except one.


That unresolved question, depending...

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