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(External links: * [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-judge-posner-us-patent-system-out-of-sync-20120705,0,4814825.story Judge Posner: U.S. patent system out of sync], 5 July 201)
(Posner is an appeals court judge but decided to come down to a district court to hear a patent suit which Apple filed against Google's Motorola Mobility division, along with Google's countersuit. Pos)
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'''Richard Posner''' is an influential US judge.  He became prominent in the patent debate in 2012 when he dismissed a law suit between [[Apple]] and [[Google]].
 
'''Richard Posner''' is an influential US judge.  He became prominent in the patent debate in 2012 when he dismissed a law suit between [[Apple]] and [[Google]].
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Posner is an appeals court judge but decided to come down to a district court to hear a patent suit which Apple filed against Google's Motorola Mobility division, along with Google's countersuit.  Posner threw the case out because no damage was proven on either side, despite infringement.
  
 
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* [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/07/why-there-are-too-many-patents-in-america/259725/ Why There Are Too Many Patents in America], 12 July 2012, '''Richard Posner'''
 
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/07/why-there-are-too-many-patents-in-america/259725/ Why There Are Too Many Patents in America], 12 July 2012, '''Richard Posner'''
 
* [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-judge-posner-us-patent-system-out-of-sync-20120705,0,4814825.story Judge Posner: U.S. patent system out of sync], 5 July 2012, '''Chicago Tribune'''
 
* [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-judge-posner-us-patent-system-out-of-sync-20120705,0,4814825.story Judge Posner: U.S. patent system out of sync], 5 July 2012, '''Chicago Tribune'''
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* [http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20120623/00213319445/judge-posner-rips-apart-apples-patent-litigation-strategy-being-really-annoyed-is-no-reason-to-sue.shtml Judge Posner Rips Apart Apple's Patent Litigation Strategy: Being 'Really Annoyed' Is No Reason To Sue], 25 June 2012, '''Techdirt'''
  
  

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Richard Posner is an influential US judge. He became prominent in the patent debate in 2012 when he dismissed a law suit between Apple and Google.

Posner is an appeals court judge but decided to come down to a district court to hear a patent suit which Apple filed against Google's Motorola Mobility division, along with Google's countersuit. Posner threw the case out because no damage was proven on either side, despite infringement.

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