Judge who shelved Apple trial says patent system out of sync (Reuters)

Reuters talks with Richard Posner, a US federal appeals court judge who presided over Apple's lawsuit against Google's Motorola Mobility, and other software patent cases. "Posner said some industries, like pharmaceuticals, had a better claim to intellectual property protection because of the enormous investment it takes to create a successful drug. Advances in software and other industries cost much less, he said, and the companies benefit tremendously from being first in the market with gadgets - a benefit they would still get if there were no software patents."

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