US Court of Appeals (Northern District of Illinois) Judge Richard Posner has granted Apple's motion for summary judgement of non-infringement for yet another patent that Motorola viewed as essential to the underlying technology in the ongoing suit. After the mass-reduction of patents allowed in the suit, Apple is left with four out of an original 16 patents, and Motorola is left with a single patent out of six. Both sides intend to press on, with a trial date set for later this summer.
