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Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided March 27, 2018No. 17-1118PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O'Malley, Circuit Judge.

*1185 This copyright case returns to us after a second jury trial, this one focusing on the defense of fair use. Oracle America, Inc. ("Oracle") filed suit against Google Inc. ("Google") 1 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Google's unauthorized use of 37 packages of Oracle's Java application programming interface ("API packages") in its Android operating system infringed Oracle's patents and copyrights.

At the first trial, the jury found that Google infringed Oracle's copyrights in the Java Standard Edition platform,…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Thompson v. KeohaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Eli Attia v. Google LLCCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  2. Russell Brammer v. Violent Hues Productions, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  3. Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2021
  4. Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Comicmix LLCDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2019
  5. Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2021

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