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Apple has been pursuing its case against Motorola Mobility -- now a unit of Google -- since spring 2010. Initially, Motorola sued Apple in what many believed was a preemptive strike. Apple counter-sued a month later.
The judge in the case, Richard Posner, eliminated almost all of Motorola's patent claims against Apple in pretrial rulings, leaving several of Apple's claims. Earlier this month, however, Posner canceled the planned trial, ruling that neither side could prove damages and that an injunction would be "contrary to the public interest."
However, last week Posner changed course and granted Apple's hearing for a possible injunction. Both sides submitted their legal arguments earlier this week, which have been sealed.