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Articles tagged with: Rim and Patents
Fractus Sues Ten Cellphone Manufacturers for Patent Infringement
Ten mobile phone vendors are being sued for allegedly infringing patents relating to internal antennas used on their handsets. Spanish antenna manufacturer, Fractus says that is has sued Samsung, LG, rim, Pantech, Kyocera, Palm, HTC, Sharp, UTStarcom, and Sanyo for infringing nine different patents. more
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Patent Attorneys Say RIM Legal Bill Highlights Risk of Patent Litigation
CIPA, the professional body for the UKÃ's patent attorneys, has given its support to a judge who has unusually taken steps to control costs in patent actions. Mr Justice ArnoldÃ's action follows an earlier lambasting of a top law firm for putting in a bill for over £5 million in fees, in connection with a five-day patent trial involving Research In Motion, maker of the popular Blackberry device. more
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Motorola Sues RIM for Poaching Staff
Motorola is suing rival handset manufacturer, Research in Motion after it claimed that company has been poaching its staff. The lawsuit, filed last week says that rim lured away some 40 of its employees in Florida since the beginning of this year. more
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Research in Motion Settles Patent Dispute with Wi-LAN
Patent licensing firm, Wi-LAN has settled the pending patent litigation with Canada's Research in Motion (rim) and updated its 2008 financial guidance as a result of recent license signings. As a result of the legal settlement, rim has obtained a license to certain patents of Wi-LAN in the area of wireless technology and the litigation between the two companies will be dismissed. more
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RIM Files Preemptory Suit Against German Patent-License Co.
TORONTO -(Dow Jones)- Research In Motion has fired a preemptory strike against IP Com, asking a Texas federal court to declare that rim hasn't infringed on three IP Com patents. more
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Motorola and Research in Motion Sue Each Other
A patent lawsuit has broken out between Motorola and BlackBerry manufacturer, Research in Motion after the two companies sued each other over the weekend. more
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NTP Inc. Files Lawsuits Against Four Wireless Carriers
RICHMOND (AP)--NTP Inc., the patent-owning entity that got $612 million out of a suit against BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, has hit the nation's top four wireless carriers with similar lawsuits. more
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Research In Motion Comments On Visto Patent Complaint
Research In Motion Ltd. (rimM) said Visto Corp., which has filed a complaint alleging patent infringement against rim in the U.S. Eastern District Court of Texas, has already filed patent complaints against several companies in the industry. more
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Forgent's 'Patent Trolling' Strategy Takes Litigious Path
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)--While most technology companies make money by developing software, building hardware or providing services, Forgent Networks Inc. has taken a different route: It produces threats and lawsuits that try to cash in on ideas. more
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UPDATE: Research In Motion Surges After Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Research In Motion shares climbed as much as 14% Monday as investors cheered as the company's settlement in a patent-infringement suit that threatened to shut down the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail service. more
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