RIM Wins Ground in Patent War

ttyp0 writes "The maker of the BlackBerry on Wednesday gained some ground as it fights a battle over patents with NTP, which is trying to shut down most sales and service of the portable e-mail device in the United States. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a final rejection of one of five disputed patents owned by NTP, another step in a long process that Research In Motion Ltd. hopes will allow it to keep operating its U.S. BlackBerry service. NTP, a closely held patent holding company, has successfully sued RIM for infringement of its patents. I've been following the case closely as our company is about to invest in BES, a costly venture indeed."

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The Justice Dept.

[paulthomas]

A more apt classification would have been:

From the the-department-of-justice-shant-be-deprived-of-bla ckberries dept.

Too bad!

[Anonymous Coward]

I wish for RIM and all associated workarounds to cease to exist. Honestly, how many of you have Blackberries for anything other than work? I, for one, would welcome our new blood pressure lowering Blackberry-less overlords.

Re:Too bad!

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, would welcome our new blood pressure lowering Blackberry-less overlords.

If we can't kill off people with hypertension, we won't be able to retire until we're octogenarians, mister smartypants.

Re:From what I've read of the legal battle

[ficken]

Any time lawyers make money, it must be good for the economy. i.e.: Class action lawsuits, patent infringements, antitrust cases, etc....

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