Sept 23 (Reuters) - Oracle is entitled to more

than $58.5 million in attorneys' fees and costs from rival

Rimini Street ( RMNI ) in their long-running copyright dispute

over Rimini's alleged theft of Oracle software, a Nevada federal

court said on Monday.

U.S. District Judge Miranda Du found that the award was

justified by Oracle's success in the litigation and Rimini's

repeated infringement and misconduct.

Spokespeople and attorneys for the companies did not

immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision.

Las Vegas-based Rimini provided technical support for Oracle

enterprise software clients starting in 2008. Oracle accused

Rimini in 2010 of illegally downloading and misusing its

software and support materials for Rimini clients.

Rimini was ordered to pay Oracle $90 million following a

2015 jury verdict for Oracle, including $58.1 million in damages

and $31.9 million in attorneys' fees and costs.

Rimini separately sued Oracle in 2014, seeking a court

ruling that it had stopped infringing Oracle's copyrights.

Oracle countersued with additional claims of copyright

infringement, false advertising and other allegations.

Du issued a permanent injunction blocking Rimini's continued

infringement last year. The judge ordered Rimini on Monday to

pay the majority of Oracle's requested attorneys' fees.

"Rimini litigated this case for some nine years before the

Court found it a recidivist infringer who lied to conceal its

infringement, enabling it to successfully compete against Oracle

for the support of Oracle's products during those nine years,"

Du said. "Rimini's false statements and history of recidivism

suggest that more deterrence is required to prevent Rimini from

infringing on Oracle's copyrights going forward."

The case is Oracle International Corp v. Rimini Street Inc ( RMNI ),

U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, No.

2:14-cv-01699.

For Oracle: Benjamin Smith of Morgan Lewis & Bockius,

Richard Pocker of Boies Schiller & Flexner, William Isaacson and

Karen Dunn of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

For Rimini: Eric Vandevelde, Jeffrey Thomas, Blaine Evanson,

Casey McCracken, Samuel Liversidge and Ilissa Samplin of Gibson

Dunn & Crutcher; Mark Perry of Weil Gotshal & Manges

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(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)