Bloomberg is reporting that Federal Judge Richard A. Posner has canceled the Apple v. Motorola Mobility patent infringement trial originally set to start on June 11. Judge Posner apparently issued this order during a pre-trial hearing today, so we don't yet have the written order in front of us. It's not unusual for trial dates to get shifted around, although this one was admittedly at the eleventh hour.
Update: We've now learned that Posner canceled the jury trial because the parties were unable to reconcile their damage reports, an issue he apparently found unacceptable. However, Apple argued that it's still entitled to a resolution on its request for an injunction against various Motorola devices and it appears the court will issue a...
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