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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORACLE AMERICA, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 GOOGLE INC.,

Defendant. /

No. C 10-03561 WHA

ORDER IN LIMINE RE ORACLE’S

MOTION RE DR. RODERIC CATTELL 

Oracle’s motion to exclude Dr. Roderic Cattell is DENIED except as follows: 

Paragraph 31 of the report is excluded because what matters is re-implementing APIs 

without a license or permission, not just re-implementing APIs. Nor does he even say the

copying was done without regard to whether or not a license to do so existed. Under Rule 403,

this is more confusing than probative. 

Paragraphs 46–47 are excluded as too inconsistent with the holding of the court of

appeals. 

Paragraphs 49–54 are excluded because they do not call out whether or not the

re-implementations were without permission or at least done without regard to whether or not

a license to do so existed. Under Rule 403, this will be more confusing than probative. 

However, Paragraph 48 will be allowed since it specifically says “without permission from

IBM.” 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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As to opinions on direct examination, Cattell is limited to what is in his report minus the

above paragraphs, and the fact that he added more opinions in his deposition does not allow

those additional opinions on direct examination. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 12, 2016. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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