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Apple-Motorola Judge Questions Need for Software Patents
Late last month, federal judge Richard Posner threw out one of the major U.S. cases in the ongoing patent battle between Apple and Motorola, and Reuters today publishes an interesting interview with Posner in which he discusses his view that patents have become too widely used and suggests that there may not be a need for software patents at all. Noting his belief that software and other industries do not require the same level of patent protection as industries like pharmaceuticals where hundreds of millions of dollars are spent to...
Published By: Mac Rumors - Thursday, 5 July, 2012
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Intellectual Ventures sues Motorola Mobility, again Cnet (Yesterday) - IV's launched another lawsuit against Google-owned Motorola Mobility over patents, the latest in series of...
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Judge considers giving accused Fort Hood gunman more time to prepare msnbc (2 days ago) - A military judge may decide Tuesday whether the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people...
