Oracle Request To Supplement Java Lawsuit

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The Honorable William Alsup

United States District Court Judge
Northern District of California
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San Francisco, California 94102
Re:
Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc., Case No. 3:10-cv-03561-WHA

Prcis Regarding Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Complaint
Dear Judge Alsup,

Oracle hereby seeks this Courts approval to file a Motion for Leave to File Supplemental
Complaint. See Dkt. 86. Oracle notified Google of its desire to file a supplemental pleading on
June 29, 2015 and provided its draft on July 6. On July 20, Google provided objections to
specific content in the pleading and the parties were unable to agree on a revision, thus
necessitating this prcis.
The Amended Complaint was filed on October 27, 2010. Dkt. 36. Since then, Google
has released six major versions of Android encompassing at least forty total releases. In the last
three years, Android has come to permeate the fabric of our society: it is in 80% of smartphones,
in tablets, in televisions, on wearables, and even in cars. Google continues to infringe Oracles
copyrights with these new versions. Android now has a billion users; Google reaps untold
profits from these users through a variety of means. At the same time that Android has become
truly ubiquitous, the Java platform has suffered more than ever. And, meanwhile, Google itself
has adopted an express anti-fragmentation strategy, implicitly conceding what Sun and later
Oracle long contended were necessary aspects of maintaining a vibrant development platform.
The record of the first trial does not reflect any of these developments in the market,
including Googles dramatically enhanced market position in search engine advertising and the
overall financial results from its continuing and expanded infringement.

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Rule 15(d) is meant to cover exactly this situationwhere material (and related) events
have occurred since the time of the last pleading, the court may, on just terms, permit a party to
serve a supplemental pleading setting out any transaction, occurrence, or event that happened
after the date of the pleading to be supplemented. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(d). Supplementation is
favored, Planned Parenthood of S. Az. v. Neely, 130 F.3d 400, 402 (9th Cir. 1997), and should
be freely granted, unless undue prejudice to the opposing party will result. Lasalvia v. United
Dairymen, 804 F.2d 1113, 1119 (9th Cir. 1986); see Keith v. Volpe, 858 F.2d 467, at 473 (9th
Cir. 1988) (supplementation should be granted in the interests of judicial economy unless the
opposing party shows undue delay, prejudice, or futility).
Relation to Existing Claim. Oracles supplemental complaint will update its copyright
infringement claim to set forth: (1) Googles continuing copyright infringement through new
versions of Android in both existing and new markets; and (2) the resulting harm to Oracle and
benefit to Google. Supplementation in this fashion is appropriate after remand from appeal to
bring the pleading up-to-date. See City of Texarkana, Tex. v. Ark., La. Gas Co., 306 U.S. 188,
203 (1939); Case-Swayne Co. v. Sunkist Growers, Inc., 369 F.2d 449, 462 (9th Cir. 1966), cert.
denied, 387 U.S. 932, judgment revd on other grounds, 389 U.S. 384 (1967). The new facts also
relate directly to Googles fair use affirmative defense. The fourth fair use factor considers the
effect of the [defendants] use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
17 U.S.C. 107; Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569, 590 (1994). Androids utter
domination of the smartphone market, adoption of an anti-fragmentation strategy, and entry into
other actual and potential Java-platform markets all bear directly on this factor and others.
Judicial Economy. To determine if efficiency might be achieved, courts assess whether
the entire controversy between the parties could be settled in one action. Neely, 130 F.3d at 402
(citation and alteration omitted). Not only could the entire copyright controversy be resolved,
but here it must be. The fourth-factor requires the jury to consider not only Googles conduct as
it pertains to existing and potential markets for exploitation of the Java platform, but also

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whether unrestricted conduct of the sort engaged in by the defendant . . . would result in
substantially adverse impact on the potential market for the original. Campbell, 510 U.S. at
590 (citations omitted). Androids actual widespread adoption throughout the world since the
last trial is directly relevant to the fourth-factor on Oracles existing copyright claim. It would
make no sense to hear this evidence for one purpose and not for all purposes. Permitting Oracle
to file a supplemental complaint thus will allow the parties to resolve the entirety of their dispute
without need for additional lawsuits, and avoid what would otherwise be substantial overlap
between the existing case and a new claim for the continued infringement.
No Prejudice. Google will suffer no prejudice from the filing of a supplemental
complaint. A supplemental pleading will not disrupt any other pending deadline or trial
schedule, as there is none. The need for limited additional discovery does not constitute
prejudice. See, e.g., Genentech, Inc. v. Abbot Labs., 127 F.R.D. 529, 531 (N.D. Cal. 1989). As
matters currently stand, Google is fully capable of addressing any issue raised by the new
pleading before a second trial of Oracles copyright infringement claim.
No Undue Delay. The Supreme Court denied Googles petition for a writ of certiorari on
June 29, 2015, and Oracle proposed to Google the filing of a supplemental complaint that same
day. Upon request, Oracle provided the draft [Proposed] Supplemental Complaint a week later.
There has been no delay, let alone undue delay.
No Futility. Google will not be able to demonstrate futility.
In light of the foregoing, Oracle respectfully requests that this Court grant its request to
file a Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Complaint.
Respectfully submitted,
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
/S/ ANNETTE L. HURST
Annette L. Hurst
Counsel for Plaintiff Oracle America, Inc.

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July 22, 2015

The Honorable William Alsup

Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc., Case No. 3:10-cv-03561-WHA

Dear Judge Alsup,

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