Re: Sun sues Microsoft over Java

On 10/9/97, Michael Madison <mmadison[_at_]law.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
> The suit was filed in the Northern District of California, San Jose
> Division, and assigned to Judge Ronald Whyte (a smart judge with a lot
> of experience presiding over IP litigation; he sat on the Santa Clara
> County Superior Court bench for a number of years). The claims include
> unfair competition and trademark infringement. A copy of Sun's press
> release announcing the filing is at
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/zdnn/1007/151538.html

     It is interesting that the Harvard contingent considers Whyte a smart judge with a lot of experience.... My take on his opinions in RTC (Church of Scientology) vs. Grady Ward and RTC vs. Keith Henson was that he was dumb as a box of rocks. Perhaps he does not do well with pro se defendants. He seemed particularly susceptible to the Church's immaterial ad hominem whining, and totally incapable of keeping the proceedings focused on the copyright infringement and trade secret issues. YMMV.

doug johnson
<djohnson[_at_]netside.net> Received on Fri Oct 10 1997 - 12:38:44 GMT