Google Will Wait for Day in Court as Oracle Trial Likely Postponed
The pivotal Oracle vs. Google trial could be dragged out even further, as US District Judge William Alsup has stated that it is unlikely the trial scheduled for October 31st will take place. The reason has little to do with either side of the ongoing litigation, and rather comes as the result of a separate criminal trial penciled in for the same day. The dispute, which was filed through a Northern California District Court, could still commence on the 31st, but Judge Alsup sees the date as unlikely.
The news comes as a further setback in Google and Oracle settling allegations of patent infringement that stretch back to Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems and its Java platform back in 2010. Google is said to have stolen elements of Java code for use in Android.
[via Reuters]