RIM Wins Ground in Patent War

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday February 23, 2006 @11:44AM from the fire-in-the-hole dept.

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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Re:Write your congressman by back_pages · 2006-02-23 14:50 · Score: 0, Troll

Alright, I logged in for this retardedness.
Check my post history, I consistently point out the ignorant bullshit on slashdot about patents, but you're a certifiable fucktard.
Write your congressmen and ask them to drag these patent examiners in for questioning:
And now I demonstrate that you don't know shit about what you're babbling about.
It is the policy of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that its employees, including patent examiners, will not appear as witnesses or give testimony in legal proceedings, except under the conditions specified in 37 CFR Part 104, Subpart C
You're not interesting, you're ignorant.
Slashdot is qualified to cover patent news like it's qualified to cover romance novels.