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NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.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 s26