NTP Sues Palm, Alleging Patent Violation

NTP Inc., which successfully sued the maker of BlackBerry devices for infringement of wireless e-mail patents, said Monday it is suing Palm Inc., maker of the Treo smart phone.

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BlackBerry Maker Develops 'Workaround'

Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry wireless e-mail device, said Thursday it has made good on its promise to develop a software "workaround" that would keep its service running if a court bars the use of its current system in a patent dispute.

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Networking manufacturer D-Link has settled a dispute with a Danish administrator Poul-Henning Kamp over the way its kit queries internet time servers.

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Networking manufacturer D-Link is facing an escalating row over how its kit queries internet time servers.

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Facts like those presented in this article justify my disdane for "companies" like NTP.

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How badly thought out technology can impact people in ways that you can't imagine.

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VineSeeders: A Newsvine.com Podcast - Episode 5

Just wanted to let everyone know that we have a really great show for you this week! You can now find the show notes for this and all future podcasts at vineseeders.newsvine.com.

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VineSeeders: A Newsvine.com Podcast - Episode 5

VineSeeders Episode 5 - March 7th, 2006

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Rim Settles with NTP in BlackBerry Case

I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, so I do not claim to know all of the legal details of the Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) / NTP case. However, I was surprised by today's settlement announcement.

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RIM settles the patent lawsuit by NTP for a cool $612.5 million. I know several Blackberry-wielding lawyer friends that are breathing a collective sigh of relief.

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At last! Good news for all BlackBerry users.

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Research In Motion and NTP Sign Definitive Settlement Agreement to End Litigation

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In an effort to combat NTP's previous statements about RIM being "disingenuous and misleading" regarding the settlement terms proposed by NTP, RIM has released a document written by a third-party patent expert who evaluated the potential settlement offered by NTP.

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RIM has rejected the current settlement terms proposed by NTP. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie has made some strong comments regarding NTP's patents and their strategy.

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RIM has officially announced details regarding the software workaround which will allow BlackBerry service to continue in the US in the event of an injunction.

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And just why should exemption be given to government users and not john q public, or business users?.... if the problem is that the patent laws are compromising the use of vital technology, the solution must lie in the government suffering as much as everyone else....

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An anonymous and unverified explanation of two workaround strategies the blogger describes RIM as having prepared to work around the RIM-NTP patent dispute. Information apparently sourced from discussion and demonstration under NDA.

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Research in Motion stock is up in heavy trading based on the US Patent Office (non-final) rejection of NTP patents. Good news for BlackBerry users? (and RIM of course)

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The US Patent and Trademark Office has isssued an "outright and complete rejection" of 5 of the 7 claims against RIM, according to press release.

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Patent holding company NTP will trudge on with a legal battle against Research In Motion, but is open to the BlackBerry maker coming up with a deal to settle a patent dispute that risks shutting down the popular portable e-mail service in the United States.

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this was once the hottest thing and now its possible to go under... hmmmm

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NTP, the US patent-holding company seeking a shutdown of most US BlackBerry sales and service, proposed on Tuesday that customers of the portable email device get a 30-day "grace period" before any cut-off.

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One more step closer to a victory-

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