Motorola and Apple are each given one last chance before Judge Posner to show validity of suit

Last week, you might recall that we told you that Judge Richard Posner of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois had dismissed a lawsuit involving Apple vs. Motorola. The judge threw out the suit because he said that neither side had proven to his satisfaction that it was entitled to judicial remedies. At the time he made that ruling, he hinted that it was not definitive, and sure enough Judge Posner has decided to grant Apple's request for an injunction hearing that will take place next Wednesday at 10am. If you watch any of those reality shows, say Hell's Kitchen, it's like Chef Ramsey giving a contestant the chance to explain why he/she should remain in the competition. Except that these are well paid attorneys used to speaking in front of a judge, and there is a lot more at stake.

While granting Apple's request, Judge Posner is going to give both Apple and Motorola a chance to argue that it would be entitled to "injunctive relief" if the other side is found to have infringed on its patents. Briefs can be submitted by both sides up to the close of business this coming Monday. The judge says that both sides should be prepared to receive a decree of a reasonable royalty instead of the injunction that both sides had originally asked for. Apparently the court is going to rely only on the evidence already in the record as the judge says it is too late to supplement the record. The judge also made a point of telling Motorola that if it asks for injunctive relief, the court will need to address FRAND in the analysis.source: FOSSPatents