RIM Loses NTP Case, To Pay $53 Million

theodp writes "A judge has ruled in favor of holding company NTP in its patent-infringement case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, awarding monetary damages and fees of $53.7 million and granting an injunction preventing RIM from making, using, or offering to sell handhelds, services or software in the U.S. until the date of expiration of NTP's patents, the latest of which is May 20, 2012. The court then stayed that injunction, pending an appeal by the Canadian company."

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So

[Anonymous Coward]

If you became employed by Research In Motion, would that be a RIM Job?

Re:So

[CaptCanuk]

Actually, their recruitment literature is very specific in stating that they don't offer RIM Jobs. The free pen they gave out said it all: "RIM Careers". It's good to see marketing accounting for sexual innuendo.

Glad NTP won

[sharkey]

I was afraid my clocks would drift hopelessly.

Not quite

[Montreal Geek]

But their earnings just took a RIM shot. (Ack! I should be ashamed of myself). -- MA

Now I understand...

[tigre]

Cases like this make me finally realize what is meant by "patently obvious". It means its as obvious and inevitable as patentable technology.