Judge overturns $1.3 billion award to Oracle against SAP in intellectual property theft case

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has overturned a $1.3 billion verdict against business software maker SAP, calling it "grossly excessive."

The ruling Thursday is a major victory for SAP AG and an unexpected setback for Oracle Corp., which filed the case.

Oracle's outspoken CEO Larry Ellison had used evidence that an SAP subsidiary had stolen software and customer-support documents from password-protected Oracle websites as a platform to slam his longtime nemesis.

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Chico Harlan 02 Sep, 2011

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