Executives at Google no doubt are heaving signs of relief at the outcome of the latest — and possibly last — phase of the Java copyright and patent trial: The jury unanimously found that Google did not infringe Oracle’s patents. U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who is presiding over the trial in the U.S.District Court of Northern California, dismissed the jury after the verdict was read. They were originally scheduled to hear the third and last portion of the case — the damages phase. Now, if the court proceeds with a damages phase, a new jury will be empaneled.
Java Jurors Douse Oracle's Hopes
Posted by: Erika Morphy May 24, 2012 08:39 AMExecutives at Google no doubt are heaving signs of relief at the outcome of the latest — and possibly last — phase of the Java copyright and patent trial: The jury unanimously found that Google did not infringe Oracle’s patents. U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who is presiding over the trial in the U.S.District Court of Northern California, dismissed the jury after the verdict was read. They were originally scheduled to hear the third and last portion of the case — the damages phase. Now, if the court proceeds with a damages phase, a new jury will be empaneled.