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Blackberry In Court Again Over Patents

Posted by simoniker on from the patently-delightful dept.

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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  1. overreaching? by Mz6 · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Is this yet another case of overreaching patents gone amok?"

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

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  2. Exiting models? by MalaclypseTheYounger · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  3. It's a new business model... by acariquara · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...suing your enemies into oblivion.

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

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    1. Re:It's a new business model... by s4m7 · · Score: 5, Funny
      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.

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