This post is here to direct you to an article that I just wrote about US patent law and the Apple v. Samsung case. You can read it right now at The Verge by clicking this link:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/27/3271027/us-patent-law-the-decisive-winner-of-apple-v-samsung
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