Volume I

Issue : 3: August 7, 2003

• New York Man Settles Invasion of Privacy Claim For $325,000.00
• Passage of U.S. Drug Import Bill benefits Internet Pharmacies
• Appeals Court Allows Claim For Conversion against Domain Name Registrar In Sex.com Litigation
• RIM Loses Patent-Infringement Ruling
• Recording Telephone Calls Without Customer Consent Contravenes PIPEDA
• Privacy Commissioner Rules Against Call Display
• Class Action Filed Against DoubleClick Over Advertising Banners
• Study Reveals Similar Privacy Practices in the U.S. and U.K. Despite Lack of Legislation in U.S.
• Red Hat Sues SCO Group - SCO Group Announces License Fees for Linux Users
• Canadian Lawful Access Consultation Report Released
• Australian Court Grants Hearing for Leave to Appeal in Internet Defamation Suit

Home > Volume I > Issue 3: August 7, 2003 > RIM Loses Patent-Infringement Ruling

RIM Loses Patent-Infringement Ruling

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Richmond ruled against the Canadian maker of BlackBerry, Research in Motion (RIM), last week in a patent infringement case launched by NTP Inc., a holding company in Virginia that enforces patents owned by Chicago-based inventors Thomas J. Campana Jr., Michael P. Ponschke, and Gary F. Thelen.

NTP's suit against RIM specifically dealt with infringement allegations on its patents with respect to the use of e-mail systems and radio frequency wireless communications.

The $53.7 million judgment was accompanied with an injunction preventing RIM from making, using, or offering to sell its hand-held services or software in the United States. The injunction however has been stayed pending an appeal to be filed by RIM in the next few weeks.

NTP has announced that it will continue to negotiate patent licensing arrangements with other manufacturers and would not necessarily exclude RIM from consideration to obtain such licenses.

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