Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc. (V)

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April 10, 2012
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economic damages & lost profits

Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc. (V)
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 688; 2012 WL 1189898
US
Federal Court
California
United States District Court
James Kearl (court-appointed); Alan Cox (defendant)
Alsup

Summary

Federal district court strikes portions of its own expert’s report on patent damages for failing to apportion damages among the patented and unpatented features of the in-suit IP.
Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc. (V)
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