Blackberry squished?

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 23:42:43 +0100
> From: Frank Wales <frank () limov com>
>
> [RIM look like they might be barred from the U.S. market for a decade if
>  they lose the appeal.]
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5060296.html
>
>
> RIM loses NTP case, to pay $53 million
>
> By Richard Shim
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
> August 5, 2003, 2:46 PM PT
>
> A judge has ruled in favor of holding company NTP in its patent-infringement
> case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, awarding monetary 
> damages and fees.
>
> The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Richmond, 
> Va., ruled
> late Tuesday in the case brought against Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM. It 
> awarded NTP $53.7 million.
>
> The court also granted an injunction preventing RIM from making, using, or 
> offering
> to sell handhelds, services or software in the United States. The 
> injunction will
> remain in effect until the date of expiration of NTP's patents, the latest 
> of which
> is May 20, 2012. The court then stayed that injunction, pending an appeal 
> by the
> Canadian company.
>
> The two sides have been engaged in a legal dispute since late 2001, when NTP
> claimed that RIM infringed on its patents covering the use of radio frequency
> wireless communications in electronic mail systems. RIM's BlackBerry service,
> software and devices allow individuals to wirelessly send and receive 
> information,
> such as e-mail and company data, on handheld devices.
>
> In its earnings reports, RIM has been stating two sets of results, 
> depending on
> the outcome of the infringement case. A negative ruling would bite into RIM's
> financial results.
>
> The BlackBerry maker is also embroiled in a series of lawsuits with start-up
> Good Technology. RIM's latest request for injunctive relief against Good
> Technology was thrown out.

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