RIM Gets Favorable Ruling In InPro Patent Litigation
WATERLOO, Ont. -(Dow Jones)- Research In Motion Ltd. received a positive ruling in a patent dispute with InPro, a patent-holding firm in Luxembourg.
In a news release, RIM said Germany's Nullity Patent Court decided that all patent claims in InPro's German-designated European Patent EP 0892947B1 are invalid. InPro had alleged patent infringement with respect to certain BlackBerry products.
RIM said InPro has the right to appeal the decision to the German Federal Supreme Court.
Company Web Site: http://www.rim.com
-Judy McKinnon, Dow Jones Newswires; 416-306-2100
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Posted to the site on 30th January 2006