Oracle Am., Inc. v. Google Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California May 31, 2012, Decided; May 31, 2012, Filed No. C 10-03561 WHA Opinion  [***1025]   [*975]  ORDER RE COPYRIGHTABILITY OF CERTAIN REPLICATED ELEMENTS OF...

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By: Frank DeLucia and Luciano Ricondo , Merchant & Gould After a patent application is filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and during the stage in which the application is being examined by a patent examiner, it can often be helpful...