Progress

Current status
in force
05 Apr 2021in force

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

05 Apr 2021
in force

Supreme Court ruling in Google vs Oracle

In a ruling about the copying a portion of code from the Java SE computer program, the Supreme Court of the United States clarified the boundaries of the "fair use" doctrine.

  • SCOTUS, Google LLC vs Oracle America, Inc, Syllabus (Official)