Case: 12-1548 Document: 115 Page: 1 Filed: 12/27/2012

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.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 __________________________

Before Linn, Circuit Judge. ORDER

Upon consideration of Verizon Communications, Inc., American Association of Advertising Agencies, and Ford Motor Company’s motion for leave to file a brief amicus curiae in support of neither party, Case: 12-1548 Document: 115 Page: 2 Filed: 12/27/2012

APPLE INC. V. MOTOROLA, INC. 2

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The motion is granted.

FOR THE COURT

/s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly Clerk

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