Judge Denies JMOL In Oracle, Google Java Retrial, Finds Jury Verdict Reasonable

Mealey's (June 9, 2016, 1:06 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Two weeks after a California federal jury found that Google Inc.’s use of Java structure, sequence and organization (SSO) in its Android operating system constituted fair use under the Copyright Act, the presiding judge on June 8 denied motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) by Google and Oracle Inc., finding that the jury’s conclusion was reasonable and rejecting both parties’ contentions that only verdicts in their respective favors would have been reasonable (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 3:10-cv-03561, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74931)....