Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Oracle Corp.'s $1.3 billion copyright-infringement verdict against SAP AG, the largest maker of business-management software, was overturned by a federal judge who called the award "grossly excessive.".

U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, California, yesterday granted SAP's motion to throw out the verdict. She ruled that SAP should get a new trial for damages if Oracle rejects her decision to reduce the amount to $272 million, which she said should be the maximum in damages based on the evidence at trial.

"The verdict grossly exceeded the actual harm to Oracle," Hamilton wrote. The jury verdict "was contrary to the weight of the evidence, and was grossly excessive," she said.

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