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Intellectual Property

May 2, 2012

Attorneys give closing arguments in Oracle, Google trial

Robert A. Van Nest seemed to be playing to multiple audiences Monday when he delivered Google Inc. 's closing argument as the company defends itself against copyright infringement claims by Oracle Corp.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Robert A. Van Nest, a partner at Keker & Van Nest LLP, seemed to be playing to multiple audiences Monday when he delivered Google Inc.'s closing argument as the company defends itself against copyright infringement claims by Oracle Corp..


Van Nest was, of course, trying to persuade the jury that Google should not be held liable for infringing the structure, sequence and organ...

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