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End of the Road for U.S. BlackBerry Users ?

Posted by Zonk on from the that-would-be-a-shame dept.

_termx23 writes "US BlackBerry users may have to find an alternative source for their email addiction after the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington rejected a request by Research in Motion to rehear its appeal of a patent infringement case brought by NTP, which holds a portfolio of wireless email-related patents violated by RIM." From the article: "As part of that litigation, NTP, whose only assets are wireless e-mail related patents, had been granted an injunction banning the sale of BlackBerry devices in the United States and forcing Research in Motion to stop providing e-mail services to all American customers except government account holders. While the court declined Research in Motion's request for a complete rehearing by all 12 of its judges, it did order the panel of three judges to review some aspects of NTP's patent claims." We've discussed this previously.

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  1. This confirms it, RIM is dying! by ylikone · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No, really, will this be the downfall of the mighty RIM? No more RIM jobs for UW students?

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    Meh.