SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - SAP AG co-CEO Bill McDermott is expected to testify on Monday in a high stakes copyright infringement case brought by Oracle Corp, according to an SAP representative.
Last week attorneys for Oracle indicated they would conclude their case on Monday, meaning McDermott would be one of SAP's first defense witnesses.
SAP and Oracle, which dominate the global market for software that helps businesses run more efficiently, are battling in court to determine the amount of damages for software theft by SAP.
SAP has accepted liability for its TomorrowNow subsidiary having wrongfully downloaded thousands of Oracle files, but argues it owes tens of millions -- not billions -- of dollars in compensation.
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Last week attorneys for Oracle indicated they would conclude their case on Monday, meaning McDermott would be one of SAP's first defense witnesses.
SAP and Oracle, which dominate the global market for software that helps businesses run more efficiently, are battling in court to determine the amount of damages for software theft by SAP.
SAP has accepted liability for its TomorrowNow subsidiary having wrongfully downloaded thousands of Oracle files, but argues it owes tens of millions -- not billions -- of dollars in compensation.
(Reporting by Dan Levine, editing by Martin Golan) (dan.levine@thomsonreuters.com; +1 415 348-4726) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.