Judge Suggests Apple, Motorola Should Play Nice

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 21, 2012 @07:05PM from the keep-your-litigation-to-yourself dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "Federal Judge Richard Posner seems to be a man who gets the screwed up patent system in the U.S. As Apple pressed for more injunctions against Motorola regarding alleged patent infringement, Judge Posner has stressed the two companies should just 'get along' and pay each other royalties. A jury trial set to start last week was cancelled when Posner ruled that neither side could prove damages, and grilled Apple's legal team saying an injunction against Motorola would be 'contrary to the public interest.' Furthermore, as Apple tried to plead its injunction case concerning four patents, Posner called the U.S. patent system 'chaos' and said an order barring the sale of Motorola phones could have 'catastrophic effects.'"

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Finally by Vskye · 2012-06-21 19:08 · Score: 5, Informative

A judge that gets it. A refreshing change for once.

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1. Re:Finally by haploc · 2012-06-21 23:24 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  He's the judge that really adroitly handled the Microsoft antitrust trial, then flubbed it by speaking to the press about the trial before it was over. That gave Microsoft the grounds for an appeal (and subsequent 'slap on the wrist' punishment) based on him 'not being impartial'. Which was bunk, but his mistake gave the appearance, and that was enough.
  That judge was Thomas Penfield Jackson.