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Richard Posner on software patents
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.
Apple v. Google in 2012
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. The trial was due to start on Monday, 11 June, but Posner released a statement on the Friday beforehand saying that although there may be infringement, no damage had been proven and he had decided to dismiss the case "with prejudice" (thus no further case possible for the same infringement).
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External links
- The solution to Posner’s patent problem, 19 July 2012, ESP news
- Why There Are Too Many Patents in America, 12 July 2012, Richard Posner
- Judge Posner: U.S. patent system out of sync, 5 July 2012, Chicago Tribune
- Judge Posner Rips Apart Apple's Patent Litigation Strategy: Being 'Really Annoyed' Is No Reason To Sue, 25 June 2012, Techdirt
- Famous judge spikes Apple-Google case, calls patent system “dysfunctional”, 8 June 2012, Gigaom
