Judge Alsup: Oracle, Knock Your Damages Claim Down to $100m and start from there; Google, Stop Stealing Stuff
Looks like Oracle was knocked back another 10 steps as the judge overseeing the patent dispute case between them and Google – the honorable William Alsup – has told Oracle that their initial damages claim of $2.6 billion is far too high, suggesting that they start at $100 million. Oracle has the chance to make another case and claim more, but it’s looking like this won’t be a billion dollar win for Oracle. On the other hand, the judge has told Google that its disregard for Oracle’s patents isn’t helping their defense any. It’s likely Google won’t get out of this scott-free, but not having to pay $2.6 billion to keep Android on phones should be seen as a victory in and of itself. The case is still brewing. [via Engadget]