he End of RIM???

BlackBerry on trial as patent suit returns to court

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The future of the popular BlackBerry e-mail device could rest on the outcome of a court hearing in Virginia today, as Research in Motion squares off once again with NTP Inc.

The two companies are slugging it out in a patent infringement case that dates back four years, when NTP successfully sued RIM, complaining that the BlackBerry infringed on patents owned by NTP. A jury awarded NTP US$23.1 million. Judge James Spencer later increased the damages and royalty rate RIM must pay, and issued an injunction banning BlackBerry sales in the U.S.

After a round of appeals, all of which upheld NTP's initial victory, the case is now back before Judge Spencer for review.

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