A jury in San Francisco has cleared Google of copyright infringement in a case brought by Oracle over Google’s use of Java in Android.

The jury of eight women and two men took three days to reach its verdict. Oracle was seeking up to $9 billion in damages, making it a huge victory for Google and its legal team. Oracle is expected to appeal, however, which means the case may drag on.

“Your work is done,” Judge William Alsup told the jury after the verdict was read.

Oracle’s lawyers sat stoney faced. The reaction from Google’s legal team was also muted at first, though they stood smiling and embraced after the jury was led out of the room.

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