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RIM Strikes Back, Files Countersuit Against Visto

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the retributive-strikes dept.

SilentOne writes "Research In Motion Ltd. launched an all-out assault on competitors yesterday, countersuing its latest legal nemesis and introducing software to pre-empt imminent launches by other challengers. The countersuit also gives RIM a chance to move the patent battle to a courtroom where it has a better chance of beating Visto. Visto filed suit against RIM on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, which reportedly favours patent holders in 92% of cases heard by the court. Jim Balsillie, RIM's co-chief executive, said the company wants the trial moved to the Dallas area, where RIM's U.S. headquarters are located, for practical reasons. Meanwhile, RIM is giving away a free software package, valued at US$3,000, to hook the e-mail accounts of small businesses and consumers up to BlackBerries instead of competitive devices from Palm and Microsoft."

7 of 83 comments (clear)

  1. I think i'm in the wrong profession. by Freaky+Spook · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm beginning to think I should have listened to my English teacher and gone into law, instead of I.T

    1. Re:I think i'm in the wrong profession. by Sky+Cry · · Score: 5, Funny

      You were told you have no soul?

  2. Deepak Chopra? by CFrankBernard · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...said Deepak Chopra, an analyst with National Bank Financial..."

    Must not be the same Deepak Chopra as this meditation nut.
    I hope.

  3. V. RIM Strikes Back by geofferensis · · Score: 5, Funny

    The whole series is of course:

    I. The NTP Menace
    II. Attack of the Lawsuits
    III. Revenge of the USPTO
    IV. A New Lawsuit
    V. RIM Strikes Back
    VI. Return of the Blackberries

    Now available on DVD in classic and digitally re-mastered editions!

    1. Re:V. RIM Strikes Back by HungSoLow · · Score: 5, Funny

      And in the re-mastered edition... RIM sues first.

    2. Re:V. RIM Strikes Back by sharkey · · Score: 2, Funny
      Timothy Zahn is reportedly working on a trilogy of books as well:

      1. Cash to the Law Firm
      2. Dark Torts Filing
      3. The Last Subpoena
      --

      --
      "Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
  4. Re:What's bad for America is good for China and In by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Right. Restrictive IP laws are what made Europe irrelevent. Those two world wars really didn't do much to shape European culture. IP law, however, stamped its mark on the face of the continent forever.