Oracle Corp. v. SAP AG

ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

The parties’ motions for partial summary judgment came on for hearing before this court on May 5, 2010. Plaintiffs appeared by their counsel Geoffrey Howard, Donn Pickett, Chad Russell, Holly House, Amy Donnelly, Zachary Alinder, and John Polito. Defendants appeared by their counsel Tharan Gregory Lanier, Elaine Wallace, and Jane Froyd. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments, and the relevant legal authority, the court hereby GRANTS the motions in part and DENIES them in part.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs in this action are Oracle USA, Inc. (“Oracle USA” ); Oracle International Corporation (“OIC”); Oracle EMEA Ltd. (“OEMEA”); and Siebel Systems, Inc. (“Siebel”) (collectively, “Oracle” or “plaintiffs”). Oracle USA is the successor to PeopleSoft USA, Inc. (“PeopleSoft”) and the successor in interest to certain People-Soft, J.D. Edwards (“JDE”), and Siebel entities. Plaintiffs allege that intellectual property rights formerly held by People-Soft, JDE, and Siebel entitles were transferred to OIC as part of the acquisition of PeopleSoft and Siebel by Oracle; and that OEMEA is also the successor in interest to…