Several weeks after reports pointed out that Apple was calling for a $2.7 billion bond from Motorola in an ongoing patent dispute, fresh information suggests the figure was actually an annual estimate. Apple is said to have clarified the request at a hearing today, while Motorola's legal team put 2018 as a theoretical maximum for an extended battle in the court system, according to patent blogger Florian Mueller. If the court allows both estimates to be used as the basis for a bond, Motorola would have to secure approximately $16.2 billion.
