Apple Drops Claim That Motorola Mobility Infringed a Patent
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Apple Inc. dropped a claim that Motorola Mobility Inc. infringed one of its five patents at issue in a federal lawsuit in Chicago, while reserving its rights to revive the case after appealing a pre-trial ruling.
Apple’s move, disclosed in a court filing today, leaves in play four of its patents and three Motorola Mobility patents as the smartphone makers move toward a series of trials before U.S. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner.