Blackberry In Court Again Over Patents

uqbar writes "Looks like Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian makers of the portable Blackberry email device, are back in court again. If patent holding company NTP wins their case, then RIM would be barred from selling Blackberry pagers in the US and would owe $54 million. Is this yet another case of overreaching patents gone amok?" We previously covered the original ruling in this case in August 2003.

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overreaching?

[Mz6]

"Is this yet another case of overreaching patents gone amok?"

Nah, it's not like Microsoft has patented double-clicking or something... oh wait...

Re:overreaching?

[Artifakt]

I don't usually nit-pick spelling, but this case was seriously funny. If we have to wait until a whole generation goes through school with libertarian principals to fix this, we're doomed. How about principles?

Re:overreaching?

[Anonymous Coward]

The CEO of NTP had this to say: "We're really going to lick rim in this case".

Exiting models?

[MalaclypseTheYounger]

If BlackBerry loses this case, does that mean I can give back my BlackBerry that my job makes me carry around with me 24/7?

FreeEEEDOM!!!

Or better yet, maybe my Blackberry will have to meet a certain 'accidental' demise, and they will be unable to give me a new one due to this patent hearing.

Re:Exiting models?

[jjjefff]

Yeah, and then they'll give you a handheld running Windows CE... Might wanna rethink this plan.

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It's a new business model...

[acariquara]

...suing your enemies into oblivion.

Wait, I think Microsoft got that patented, scratch that.

Re:It's a new business model...

[s4m7]

Wait, I think Microsoft got that patented, scratch that.

Microsoft may have the patent, but I thought they sold an exclusive license to SCO for this new "sue them into oblivion" technology.

In other news, MS has announced a fatal flaw in their "sue them into oblivion" technology, and will be releasing a service pack sometime in the next 90 days. seems in the current version you actuallly have to have a case.

CEO's response

[Anonymous Coward]

The CEO of NTP had this to say: "We're really going to lick rim in this case".

Operation Hammertime

hmm..

[Anonymous Coward]

All your blackberry are belong to us!!

buhahahahah

I guess this means...

[Anonymous Coward]

No more RIM jobs. * SIGH *

Re:So just

[Stitch_626]

My suggestion is Raspberry!!!

Thbbbbtttttt!!!!!

Re:Same case, this is the appeal.

[happyfrogcow]

headline: "Blackberry In Court Again Over Patents"

lets analyze.

First word: Blackberry
Who is this article about? Blackberry.

Second+Third word: In Court
Where is Blackberry? In Court

Fourth word: Again
So they have been there before? Is this a continuation of the previous dispute? Yes and yes.

Fifth+Sixth word: Over Patents
Why was Blackberry in court again? Over Patents

Now, why was this misleading?

Courtesy

[planckscale]

I for one, welcome our Canadian overlords!

Re:Courtesy

[Anonymous Meoward]

You live near Tampa Bay, don't you?