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RIM Settles Long-Standing Blackberry Claim

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the end-to-a-long-and-sordid-tale dept.

David Jao writes "Research in Motion has agreed to pay 612.5 million dollars for a 'full and final settlement of all claims' resulting from the NTP patent lawsuit against the makers of BlackBerry. According to the article, the settlement is 'on the low end of expectations', perhaps because the patents in question had earlier been preliminarily ruled invalid by the US Patents & Trademarks Office." Many article submitters characterize this move as 'giving in' to NTP's tactics. What do you think?

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  1. Sick of RIM by David+Webb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm sick and tired of this company and thier products. I would love to see all these self centered corporate types have to throw out thier blackberrys. I mean how many times a day do most of us need to check our email? I long for the day when I see this stuff in the garbage dump where they all belong. I just wish NTP had crushed the life out of RIM!