Case: 12-1548 Document: 75 Page: 1 Filed: 12/06/2012

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit __________________________

APPLE INC. AND NEXT SOFTWARE, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NEXT COMPUTER, INC.), Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. MOTOROLA, INC. (NOW KNOWN AS MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.) AND MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC., Defendants-Cross Appellants, __________________________

2012-1548, -1549 __________________________

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in case no. 11-CV-8540, Judge Richard A. Posner. __________________________

ON MOTION __________________________

ORDER

Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc. (Plaintiffs- Appellants) move for the court to set the briefing schedule for amici curiae. Motorola, Inc. and Motorola Mobility, Case: 12-1548 Document: 75 Page: 2 Filed: 12/06/2012

APPLE INC. V. MOTOROLA, INC. 2

Inc. (Defendants-Cross Appellants) oppose. Plaintiffs- Appellants respond. BSA/The Software Alliance move for an extension of time to file their amicus brief.

Upon consideration thereof,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) Plaintiff-Appellant’s motion is granted to the lim- ited extent that any amici curiae brief must be filed no later than seven days after the date of filing of the cross- appellants’ opening brief. (2) BSA/The Software Alliance’s motion is denied. FOR THE COURT

/s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly Clerk s26