RIM Cheers Rejection Of NTP Patent
News The final rejection was posted on the USPTO's Web site for the NTP-held patent, which covers a system for sending emails over a wireless network to a mobile device. The USPTO has already issued non-final actions rejecting the claims in four out of...
[February 23, 2006, 8:15]
Software Patent War Ignites Again
News At the current rate of registration, more than 40,000 software patents will be issued this year in the US, the USPTO said. In rebuttal, the three groups have filed a motion calling for "balance between the interests of patent holders and the...
[September 21, 2006, 13:05]
RIM Has Only Won The Battle
Leader Regardless, the money has been paid and will remain paid even if NTP's patents are finally confirmed by the USPTO to be without merit. As news that Research in Motion had settled its patent dispute with NTP was pushed around the Internet late last...
[March 6, 2006, 14:15]
RIM Makes Public Patent Reform Calls
News That USPTO decision is not final, as NTP has several routes of appeal, but even if the patents are ultimately rejected, NTP will not have to repay RIM. Research In Motion took out a full-page advertisement in eight US newspapers on Tuesday thanking...
[March 15, 2006, 8:25]
BlackBerry Patent Case Settled
News Balsillie expressed his frustration with Judge James Spencer's inclination to move forward with the case and not wait for the USPTO to complete its re-examination of the patents in question. Research In Motion and NTP have agreed to settle the...
[March 6, 2006, 8:05]
