Oracle Judge May Accept Partial Verdict in Google Java Suit
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The judge in Oracle Corp.’s lawsuit against Google Inc. may accept a partial verdict if the jury can’t agree on all four verdict questions about whether the search engine provider stole Oracle’s technology to develop Android software or didn’t need a license.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said today that he had a “strong inclination” to accept a partial verdict on copyright infringement in the case, an outcome that Google’s attorney Robert Van Nest said he opposes and Oracle’s lawyers said they support.