The pre-mature 'conclusions' of Oracle winning the case against Google in the ugly Java battle seems to be falling apart.

The court has given an order which makes it clear that Oracle must simplify the case by bringing the patents claim down to a triable number. In case Oracle fails to do that the court will wait for the US Patent Office to verify the patents in question -- which will take quite some time.

The reason behind this decision is that the court doesn't want to drag this trial longer. The situation is favourable to Google as either Oracle will have to cut its claims or take the risk of them being re-examined by the USPTO.

http://www.muktware.com/news/26/2011/1266