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Judge blocks Apple in Google smartphone war Jun 23rd 2012, 02:06 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News US judge blocks Apple in Google smartphone war 9:31pm EDT Wall Street suffers worst loss in three weeks Thu, Jun 21 2012 Analysis: Smart logic: Samsung chips away at Intel lead Thu, Jun 21 2012 Dutch court orders Apple to pay Samsung damages over patent Wed, Jun 20 2012 Analysis: Apple's big enemy in smartphone wars: delay Tue, Jun 12 2012 Analysis & Opinion Judge in SEC case against Bear hedgies plays to the bleachers No summary judgment for Microsoft or Motorola in Seattle case An Apple logo is seen at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco, California June 11, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stephen Lam By Jessica Dye and Dan Levine Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:06pm EDT (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that Apple Inc cannot pursue an injunction against Google's Motorola Mobility unit, effectively ending a key case for the iPhone maker in the smartphone patent wars. The ruling came from Judge Richard Posner in Chicago federal court. He dismissed the litigation between Apple and Motorola Mobility with prejudice, meaning it can't be refiled. The ruling is a blow for Apple, which had hoped a decisive ruling against Motorola would help it gain an upper hand in the smartphone market against Android. A representative for Apple declined to comment. Motorola did not immediately return requests for comment Friday evening. Motorola sued Apple in October 2010, a move that was widely seen as a preemptive strike against an imminent Apple lawsuit. Apple filed its own claims against Motorola the same month. Posner issued a series of pretrial rulings that eliminated nearly all of Motorola's patent claims against Apple from the prospective trial, while maintaining more of Apple's claims against Motorola. That meant Apple had more to gain in the trial, which had been set to start last week. However, Posner canceled the trial earlier this month. Apple had sought an injunction barring the sale of Motorola products. But in Friday's ruling, Posner wrote that "neither party is entitled to an injunction." Both parties have the option to appeal Posner's ruling. The case is Apple Inc. and NeXT Software Inc. V. Motorola Inc. and Motorola Mobility Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, no. 11-08540. (Reporting by Jessica Dye and Dan Levine; Editing by Gary Hill) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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