The Oracle vs. Google trial: updates, analysis, testimony, and more

Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle’s API copyright case

The ruling overturns a federal circuit decision favoring Oracle

By Russell Brandom and Adi Robertson

Oracle and Google’s Supreme Court showdown was a battle of metaphors

When is a code base like a football team?

By Adi Robertson

The Supreme Court is taking on Google and Oracle one last time

Google v. Oracle is a decade in the making

By Sarah Jeong

Supreme Court declines to hear Oracle v. Google case over software copyright

By Dante D'Orazio

The Oracle v. Google case may go to the Supreme Court

After a decision was overturned in federal court, Google has asked the judges to hear the case

By Colin Lecher

Federal court overturns Google v. Oracle decision, setting disastrous precedent

By Russell Brandom

Oracle to pay Google $1.13m in legal costs following failed Android lawsuit

Oracle has been ordered to pay Google $1,130,350 in legal costs following the failure of its long-running Android patent and copyright infringement lawsuit.

By Louis Goddard

Google discloses paid bloggers and journalists, says Stanford professor Mark Lemley is outside counsel

Google has followed up with a judge's order to disclose anyone it might have paid to influence coverage of its trial against Oracle, and the list includes well-known Stanford professor Mark Lemley, who is often quoted without mentioning his relationship to Google.

By Nilay Patel

Judge: Google 'failed to comply' with order to disclose paid journalists and bloggers

Judge William Alsup has asked Google once again to reveal all of the journalists or bloggers it has compensated that could have commented on Oracle v. Google, finding that the company "failed to comply" with its original response.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle tells court patent blogger Florian Mueller is a 'consultant,' Google says it doesn't pay to influence media

Oracle has admitted to the court that it retains the frequently-cited Florian Mueller of the popular FOSS Patents blog as a consultant. The official disclosure comes a week after the judge in Oracle's lawsuit against Google took the extraordinary step of ordering both parties to reveal any paid journalists or bloggers on their payrolls. Both parties filed their responses today, and Mueller is the only person named in either filing.

By Nilay Patel

Google and Oracle ordered to disclose bloggers and journalists they paid to influence coverage (update)

Judge William Alsup has sent a court order demanding both Google and Oracle to disclose which bloggers and journalists it has financially compensated.

By Dante D'Orazio

Google demands Oracle reimburse over $4 million in costs for Android infringement trial

In the wake of Oracle's failed infringement lawsuit against Google, the search giant has formally requested Oracle reimburse it for over $4 million in costs incurred during the trial for documents, copying, and expert witness testimony.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle declines copyright infringement damages from Google in anticipation of appeal

Today Oracle decided to forego any statutory damages from Google for the two counts of code copying the search giant was found to have committed in its creation of Android.

By Bryan Bishop

Judge: Oracle Java API elements not copyrightable, related claims against Google dismissed

Juge William Alsup ruled that the structure, sequence, and organization of 37 Java APIs were not covered under copyright law, wiping out Oracle's best hope at damages in its infringement case against Google.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle vs. Google jury was deadlocked 9 to 3 in favor of Google on fair use decision

The foreman of the jury in the Oracle vs. Google infringement trial spoke to reporters after the patent verdict came down this morning, providing a look into the dynamics of the jury, and the revelation that the deadlocked fair-use decision has been heavily in Google's favor.

By Bryan Bishop

Jury: Google did not infringe Oracle patents with Android

The jury has returned a verdict in the patent phase of the Oracle vs. Google infringement trial, finding that Google did not infringe upon Oracle's patents in the creation of Android.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle vs. Google jury struggles with patent claims as deliberations enter second week

The jury in the Oracle vs. Google trial began its second week of deliberations in the patent phase of the case today, with the remaining 10 jurors continuing to struggle with the technical nuances of the patent claims in play.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle and Google take copyright damages out of the jury's hands

Oracle and Google have come to a joint agreement that will have prevent any copyright damage issues going to the jury in this trial, instead delaying the decision until Judge Alsup rules on whether the APIs can be copyrighted in the first place.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle makes 11th-hour proposal to keep big payday hopes alive

The Oracle vs. Google infringement trial took yet another strange turn today, with Oracle counsel David Boies making an offer to the judge that could see the damages phase of the trial delayed for a week, if it happens at all.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle: Google had its head in the sand with alleged patent infringement

Google and Oracle's attorneys gave their closing arguments in the patent phase of the Android infringement trial, but not before a juror was dismissed due to a mishap with their vehicle.

By Bryan Bishop

Patent testimony wraps up in Oracle vs. Google as damages phase looms

Oracle and Google finished presenting evidence today in the patent phase of Oracle's infringement case against Android, with several rulings from Judge Alsup this morning providing a clearer picture of what we can expect in the forthcoming damages phase.

By Bryan Bishop

Google hit with second count of infringement as both sides struggle to shorten Oracle trial

Judge Alsup ruled that Google was guilty of an additional count of copyright infringement today, as both Oracle and Google struggled to find a way to shorten the ongoing trial.

By Bryan Bishop

Google pushes to drop damages phase of Java infringement trial

This morning in the Oracle vs. Google case, Google told the court it would be filing a motion to drop the damages phase of the trial, a move that Judge William Alsup seemed willing to consider.

By Bryan Bishop

Andy Rubin finishes patent testimony as former Sun VP challenges Jonathan Schwartz claims

Conflicting video left some minor questions about the veracity of Andy Rubin's testimony while Oracle made its patent infringement case in the Oracle vs. Google trial today.

By Bryan Bishop

Oracle's request for fair use ruling denied, Google down to one count of infringement

The jury in the Oracle vs. Google trial couldn't decide whether Google's infringement of the Java APIs was covered under fair use, but Judge William Alsup denied Oracle's request to rule on the matter himself.

By Bryan Bishop