THE MORE time goes on, the more we see Android becoming a front runner for Linux, irrespective of whether it is good or not (e.g. for Linux adoption, software freedom, GNU adoption). Even Ubuntu (GNU/Linux) is trying to latch onto Android now. This is why we need to defend Android from patent lawsuits.
Google lead counsel, Robert Van Nest, has requested the court's leave to file a motion for a continuance of the trial to avoid conflicts in his trial schedule. (792 [PDF; Text]) The court has agreed Google can file the motion but told Van Nest not to hold his breath. (794 [PDF; Text])
Van Nest has two conflicting trials. The first is scheduled to end no later than April 20 (four days after the commence of this trial) and the second is to commence on June 29, which is about 10 days after this trial should end. Van Nest has asked, in the alternative, either a delay in the start of this trial to April 30 (which would push the end date of this trial beyond the start of his June 29 trial) or a delay until the September-December time frame Judge Alsup asked the parties to reserve.
The Court has responded that Van Nest can go forward with his motion, but the Court has also made clear the motion is not likely to go anywhere. Apparently Judge Alsup contacted the Texas court, and they have advanced the date of that trial to avoid a conflict. Once that conflict has been avoided, there is not likely to be a conflict on the back end, although Judge Alsup indicates his colleague, Judge Koh, would likely accommodate any spillover by delaying the start of the June 29 trial.
You certainly have to wonder whether this motion was not prompted, at least in part, by a desire by Google to get the reexamination of the '104 patent to a final action, but that's just speculation. What is clear is that Mr. Van Nest is going to disappoint his family by having to cancel their scheduled May vacation overseas.
Specifically, the Court has rejected:
* Dr. Cox' calculation of damages for coyright disgorgement and copyright lost profit set forth in the supplemental report; * Dr. Leonard's statement that"[i]t is the value that Google was expecting to receive that matters for the reasonable royalty analysis;" and * Dr. Leonard's forward-citation ranking of the '104 patent.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has received permission to request a delay in its trial with Oracle over allegations of Java patent and copyright infringement. Google will request the continuance because its lead counsel's diary is rather full. In addition the Court has asked Oracle to explain why the Java language is free for anyone to use but using its Java APIs infringes its copyrights.
Comments
walterbyrd
2012-03-21 23:09:04
Wonder why Oracle is targeting Google, and not Apple? Apple took several ideas from Sun's 1992 Star7: kinetic scrolling, color icons, touch screen, handheld wireless device with audio and animation, even gestures.
Funny the way MS, Apple, and Oracle, all sued Google at the same time. Almost as if it were an orchestrated attack against a common enemy.
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2012-03-21 23:21:46
In an interview, Ellison called Steve Jobs his "best friend". It's partly elitist 'politics' IMHO, and even back in 2010 I said it's possible that Ellison did a favour to his best friend by joining the "thermonuclear" war (with CPTN too, blocking Google out of important Novell patents). Groklaw realised this a little later.