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6/14/2012 5:51:00 PM

Judge gives Apple reprieve in patent case vs. Google

REUTERS – 4:50 PM ET 06/14/2012

A U.S. judge has agreed to hear Apple's request for an injunction against the sale of some Motorola phones, giving the iPhone maker a chance to head off a damaging ruling in the smartphone patent wars. Last week Judge Richard Posner in Chicago canceled a trial between Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit and Apple Inc, saying in a tentative ruling that neither could prove damages.