Last attempt at arbitration in the Oracle and Google patent dispute - The H Open Source: News and Features

In a letter, William Alsup, the judge presiding over the case of Oracle versus Google concerning alleged violations of Java patents and copyright, has, for one last time, called on the parties to reach a settlement before the trial begins, probably at the end of October 2011. Specifically, he has invited the companies to send their "top executive officers" to talk with the court for a day or two about a settlement.