Oracle identified Florian Mueller, author of the FOSS Patents blog, as "a consultant on competition related matters, especially relating to standards-essential patents," and noted he disclosed the arrangement in a blog posting on April 18. Oracle also said that some staff members had blogged about the case on its website, but Oracle did not seek to approve any postings in advance.

And then Oracle came out swinging against Google.

"In contrast, Oracle notes that Google maintains a network of direct and indirect 'influencers' to advance Google's intellectual property agenda," Oracle said in its court statement. "This network is extensive, including attorneys, lobbyists, trade associations, academics, and bloggers, and its focus extends beyond pure intellectual property issues to competition/antitrust issues."

"Oracle believes that Google brought this extensive network of influencers to help shape public perceptions concerning the positions it was advocating throughout this trial," Oracle's statement reads.

Oracle went on to single out two people who it said had written on issues related to the case and had links with Google: Ed Black, president and CEO of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, of which Google is a member, and Jonathan Band, whose book was cited as part of Google's evidence and who Oracle says has links to Google through trade organizations.