High Noon Showdown Comes Today For BlackBerry
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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and patent holding firm NTP face off today, when a hearing begins on whether to shut down the popular wireless e-mail device in the U.S. At the hearing in a district court in Richmond, Va., Judge James Spencer could grant NTP’s request to shut down Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM’s BlackBerry operations
An injunction is usually granted in intellectual property cases — that’s the right of the patent holder, according to Yoches. That bodes well for NTP, which successfully sued RIM (Research) for patent infringement in 2002. But several developments have occurred since that judgment was made, which could influence Judge Spencer’s decision.
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