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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:03:40 -0400
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:02:26 -0400 From: James Love <james.love () cptech org> Subject: Re: [IP] Blackberry squished? To: dave () farber netDave. Virtually every European Country has a compulsory licensng statute for patents, and these laws can and are used to encourage firms to license patents on reasonable terms. We don't have such a statute, and in the recent Singapore Free Trade Agreement, we promised we would not adopt such a law. JamieDave Farber wrote: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-infringementcase 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 theCanadian company. The two sides have been engaged in a legal dispute since late 2001, when NTPclaimed 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'sfinancial 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.------------------------------------- You are subscribed as james.love () cptech org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/-- James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology http://www.cptech.org, mailto:james.love () cptech org tel. +1.202.387.8030, mobile +1.202.361.3040
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