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Makes me wonder why we allow juries to hear patent disputes. Do they really understand patents and their terse wording? I would rather have a jury of individuals that would be able to read, code and test the same concepts that they are deciding on.


This famously came up during the Apple/Samsung suit, where the jury's foreman went around making misinformed statements about patent law in mainstream media: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120830/02063020214/


But some people claim the reason to use that district is because the jury pool does have knowledge and experience directly relating to patent matters. We see how that is turning out.

Although, I disagree with the theory.




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