Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.

Filing 926

Statement Joint Statement of the Case for Voir Dire by Google Inc., Oracle America, Inc.. (Peters, Marc) (Filed on 4/15/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

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Plaintiff,

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant.

Date: April 16, 2011
Dept.: Courtroom 8, 19th Floor
Judge: Honorable William H. Alsup

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v.

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GOOGLE INC.

Case No. CV 10-03561 WHA

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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CASE
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Pursuant to Paragraph 8 of the Court’s Guidelines for Trial and Final Pretrial Conference

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in Civil Jury Cases (last revised March 5, 2012), Oracle America, Inc. and Google Inc. provide

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the following joint statement of the case to be read to the jury during voir dire:

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STATEMENT OF THE CASE
This is a case about alleged infringement of copyrights and patents. The plaintiff, the

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entity that has brought this case, is Oracle America, Inc. The defendant in this case is Google,

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Inc. Oracle America accuses Google of infringing particular Oracle America copyrights and

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patents.

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Oracle America was formerly known as Sun Microsystems. When Oracle Corporation

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bought Sun in January 2010, Sun’s name changed to Oracle America. The copyrights and patents

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in this case were originally assigned to Sun Microsystems, and stayed with the company when it

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was renamed Oracle America. During this trial, Oracle America may sometimes be referred to as

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“Oracle” or “Sun.”

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The trial of this case will proceed in separate phases.

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Phase 1 of the case will relate to Oracle’s copyright claims. Oracle claims that Google

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infringes Oracle’s copyrights by copying Java software and related documentation into Google’s

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Android software and related documentation. Google claims that certain aspects of the

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copyrighted works do not qualify for copyright protection, and that Google’s use of certain

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information qualifies as a “fair use” under copyright law. Google further claims that, because of

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Sun’s and Oracle’s prior actions, inaction, and statements, Oracle should not be permitted to

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enforce these copyrights against Google. Your job at the end of Phase 1 will be to decide whether

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Google is liable for infringing Oracle’s copyrights.

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Phase 2 of the case will relate to Oracle’s patent claims. Oracle claims that Google’s

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Android software and mobile phones infringe two U.S. Patents. Google claims that, because of

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Sun’s and Oracle’s prior actions, inaction, and statements, Oracle should not be permitted to

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enforce these patents against Google. Your job at the end of Phase 2 will be to decide whether

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Google is liable for infringing the asserted claims in these two patents.

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Phase 3 of the case will relate to the damages, if any, attributable to any infringement by

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Google of Oracle’s copyrights or patents, and the question of whether any such infringement was

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willful.

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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CASE
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Dated: April 15, 2012

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
By: /s/ Marc David Peters

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
MICHAEL A. JACOBS (Bar No. 111664)
[e-mail]
MARC DAVID PETERS (Bar No. 211725)
[e-mail]
DANIEL P. MUINO (Bar No. 209624)
[e-mail]
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1018
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
DAVID BOIES (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
STEVEN C. HOLTZMAN (Bar No. 144177)
[e-mail]
1999 Harrison St., Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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ORACLE CORPORATION
DORIAN DALEY (Bar No. 129049)
[e-mail]
DEBORAH K. MILLER (Bar No. 95527)
[e-mail]
MATTHEW M. SARBORARIA (Bar No.
211600)
[e-mail]
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

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Dated: April 15, 2012

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KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
By: /s/ Matthias A. Kamber

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SCOTT T. WEINGAERTNER (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
ROBERT F. PERRY
[e-mail]
BRUCE W. BABER (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-4003
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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DONALD F. ZIMMER, JR. (SBN 112279)
[e-mail]
CHERYL A. SABNIS (SBN 224323)
[e-mail]
KING & SPALDING LLP
101 Second Street - Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
IAN C. BALLON (SBN 141819)
[e-mail]
HEATHER MEEKER (SBN 172148)
[e-mail]
1900 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
ROBERT A. VAN NEST (SBN 84065)
[e-mail]
CHRISTA M. ANDERSON (SBN184325)
[e-mail]
DANIEL PURCELL (SBN 191424)
[e-mail]
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
GOOGLE INC.

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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CASE
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ATTESTATION

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I, Marc David Peters, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CASE. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby
attest that Matthias A. Kamber has concurred in this filing.

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Date: April 15, 2012

/s/ Marc David Peters

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