U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property
Mar. 5, 2019
Kavanaugh opinion says “costs” means “costs,” not other expenses
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered software giant Oracle Corp., which won a copyright infringement case against competitor Rimini Street Inc. to pay the losing company $12.8 million in a dispute over litigation fees Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered software giant Oracle Corp., which won a copyright infringement case against competitor Rimini Street Inc., to pay the losing company $12.8 million in a dispute over litigation fees.
A district court in Nevada improperly awarded costs beyond those allowed by federal law, after Oracle won the case in 2016, the high court unanimously decided.
The decision, w...
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