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| DATE | 2009-12-03 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Patent Wars to cripple blackberry - you almost want to cheer if
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http://www.billingworld.com/news/briefs/patent-infringment-claim-rim-blackberry.html
Patent-Infringment Claim Filed Against RIM/BlackBerry
12/03/2009
Could BlackBerry be banned from the U.S.?
Sure, it's a remote possibility, but that's one extreme that
could result if a U.S. company wins a legal battle with
BlackBerry-parent Research In Motion.
Filing a complaint Wednesday with the U.S. International Trade
Commission, Prism Technologies of Omaha, Neb., says RIM is violating an
authentication-system patent. Prism says the company’s desktop
software, servers and cherished BlackBerry cell phones are in violation.
At the center of the complaint is the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution.
It's popular among business customers.
Prism first made the claim more than a year ago in federal court, which
RIM is challenging. Microsoft was also named in that complaint. The
Redmond, Wash.-based computer giant settled its case with Prism three
months ago.
If the ITC agrees to hear this latest case, don't expect it to wrap
up until at least early 2011.
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