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The BlackBerry Infringing on Other Technologies?

Posted by samzenpus on from the norhing-is-new dept.

windwaker writes "The maker of the popular BlackBerry waits to see if he's infringing on eight other patents. If this is true, future BlackBerrys will have to be licensed differently, to compensate for the infringement."

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  1. Actually it is nine... by KiroDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're infringing my patent of something that does something with something resulting in something that is something which may or may not be used for something and including but not limited to something that does something where you enter data with something...

  2. And patents are a good thing because...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I love it when truly innovative companies are stiffled by patent squatter.

    Uck

  3. Re:Patent companies by spamfiltertest · · Score: 5, Informative

    Forgive me - but RIM actually produces a product (IE - blackberry, suretype). They are not just sitting around thinking of vague ideas, they are actually doing something, where as NTP is not. I do not know what other patents they have submitted, and what they are sitting on and not producing, but to call them an pure IP shop (like NTP) is incorrect.

  4. A bit too late by BlackberryCool · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's wrong with C|NET, they are fairly late on the RIM vs NTP case. The USPTO has already rejected 7 out of the 8 patents held by NTP.

    Globe and Mail Article on the patents being rejected.

  5. well OBVIOUSLY by sbma44 · · Score: 5, Funny

    the buttons; the plastic casing; the use of symbols to convey meaning; and of course the device's flagrant use of electricity. Face it, they were asking for this.