Oracle v. Google: NDCA Judge Alsup Rejects Nash Bargaining Solution and Grants Google’s Motion to Exclude Oracle’s Expert’s Report and Testimony Advocating $1.4B to $6.1B in Damages

The battle between Oracle and Google, concerning patent and copyright infringement relating to features of Java and Android, is approaching an October trial date. Damages is a huge issue in the case—in fact, in an opinion issued by Judge Alsup on July 22, 2011, Oracle’s expert has submitted a report advocating that Google should pay Oracle somewhere between $1.4 and $6.1 billion in damages. See Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc., No. C 10-03561 WHA (N.D. Cal. July 22, 2011). viaOracle v. Google: NDCA Judge Alsup Rejects Nash Bargaining Solution and Grants Google’s Motion to Exclude Oracle’s Expert’s Report and Testimony Advocating $1.4B to $6.1B in Damages | Patent Damages.