Blackberry - the latest on the RIM/NTP Lawsuit January 25, 2006
Summary of the last couple of days news on the latest in the RIM/NTP lawsuit
High court rejects BlackBerry case - Jan. 23, 2006
CNN Money. This is the basic report that the US Supreme Court has turned down a request to review the case, and kicked it all back to the District Court level. NTP is scheduled to file a request for an injunction on February 1st.
Supreme Court rejects BlackBerry patent appeal - Wireless World - MSNBC.com
What, me worry? A BlackBerry fan frets - Wireless World - MSNBC.com
Columnist expresses his concerns. Also “The smart thing for the U.S. courts to do would be to delay the decision on whether RIM has infringed upon NTP’s patents until the other branch of the U.S. government rules on whether those patents are valid in the first place.”. Absolutely - when the USPTO is consistently rejecting patents, one after another, in this case, for the District Court to rule in favor of the holders of those patents - well, that’s just nuts. But I am, as they say, not a lawyer.
NTP suggests 30 days before BlackBerry cutoff | Tech News on ZDNet
Think these folks have ever read a cellphone contract? 30 days really doesn’t cut it as a realistic timeframe for identifying an alternate supplier - for an individual, let alone for a corporate consumer.
Patently-O: Patent Law Blog: NTP v. RIM: BlackBerry Injunction Proceedings
Great site. This particular link has RIM’s list of reasons why the August 2005 ruling from the Federal Appeals Court should not result in an injunction.
BlackBerry Cool » Supreme Court rejects RIM’s case
Nothing new on this page, but Blackberry Cool is one of my favorite places to get news about the Blackberry in general.
WSJ.com - BlackBerry Gambles Patent Office Will Be On Its Side in Court
Wall Street Journal’s piece on the ongoing drama, just a few days before the rejection came in.
