James Niccolai - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 5/05/2012 After false alarm, no verdict Friday in Oracle Google

The jury failed to reach a verdict Friday on the copyright issues in Oracle's Java infringement lawsuit against Google and will be given until Monday ...

Article | 4/05/2012 Jury may be deadlocked in Oracle-Google trial

The jury may have reached a deadlock in the copyright phase of Oracle’s intellectual property lawsuit against Google, although the judge cautioned aga...

Article | 4/05/2012 Lawyers for Oracle and Google tussle over Android profits

Lawyers for Oracle and Google tussled before the judge Thursday over how much money Google made from Android, a question that will affect how much Goo...

Article | 3/05/2012 Does jury question signal infringement finding in Oracle v. Google?

As the jury deliberates its verdict in the copyright phase of Oracle's lawsuit against Google, both sides are watching for signs from the jury as to w...

Article | 1/05/2012 Jury begins deliberations after Oracle, Google attorneys debate fair use

The jury began its deliberations Monday in the copyright phase of Oracle's lawsuit against Google over Android.

Article | 27/04/2012 Ex-Sun boss McNealy sides with Oracle in Google dispute

Former Sun boss Scott McNealy sided with Oracle on Thursday in its dispute with Google over Android, testifying in court that companies needed a licen...

Article | 26/04/2012 Oracle loses bid to assert third patent in Google trial

Oracle has lost its bid to assert a third patent in its trial against Google, with a favorable decision from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office co...

Article | 25/04/2012 Schmidt testifies Android did not use Sun's IP

Google developed its Android smartphone software without using Sun's intellectual property and its use of Java in Android was "legally correct," Googl...

Article | 24/04/2012 Andy Rubin spars with Oracle attorney over old emails

Andy Rubin, the head of Google's Android development team, took the witness stand for the first time Monday in Oracle's lawsuit accusing Google of pat...

Article | 19/04/2012 Larry Page tells jury he doesn't recall details of Java negotations

Google CEO Larry Page told a jury on Wednesday that he remembers little about Google's attempts to negotiate a Java license from Sun, during 40 minute...

Article | 18/04/2012 Oracle considered buying RIM and Palm: Ellison

Oracle considered buying Palm and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion as part of an aborted effort to build its own smartphone, Oracle CEO, Larry Elli...

Article | 18/04/2012 Google says it had Sun's full support in building Android

Google built Android using parts of Java that didn't require a license and it had the full support of Sun Microsystems in doing so, a lawyer for Googl...

Article | 17/04/2012 Oracle says Google knowingly 'broke the rules' with Java

Oracle and Google kicked off a high-stakes jury trial in San Francisco on Monday, with Oracle arguing that Google ran roughshod over its intellectual ...

Article | 13/04/2012 A timeline of Oracle's Java lawsuit against Google

Oracle and Google are headed to court Monday so that a jury can decide whether Google misappropriated Oracle's Java technology to build its Android so...

Article | 13/04/2012 Oracle-Google trial starts Monday; outcome could affect all developers

Oracle and Google are due in court Monday for the start of an eight-week jury trial that could have significant implications for developers of Android...