RIM Wins Ground in Patent War 98
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."
The Justice Dept. (Score:5, Funny)
From the the-department-of-justice-shant-be-deprived-of-bl
Too bad! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Too bad! (Score:1, Funny)
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 (Score:2, Funny)
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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