In the case where APIs are not protected, it doesn't matter what the jury thinks, there was nothing for Google to infringe. So there's no need to ask the jury

In the case where APIs are not protected, it doesn't matter what the jury thinks, there was nothing for Google to infringe. So there's no need to ask the jury about that and you can have them just assume that APIs are protected, because that's the only time when their verdict will matter.