http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuo...mtfh99723_2005-10-21_15-40-46_n2199993_newsml RIM denied stay pending Supreme Court appeal-NTP Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:40 AM ET TORONTO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has denied a motion by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to stay a patent infringement case pending a U.S. Supreme Court review, NTP Inc. said on Friday. NTP, which successfully sued RIM for patent infringement, said the case will move back to the District Court it was first heard in for re-confirmation of an injunction that would halt U.S. sales of the BlackBerry device and shut down its service in the United States.
article sucks because there is no press release yet. the news is about 30 min old but its just off the wires.
No. I mean that is part of it but it is all bunched together and not spaced out but I guess it is like robbie said, it is fresh off the press.
well i guess the injunction on selling the blackberry won't happen yet. RIM is appealing to the supreme court to halt proceedings on the case until its heard by the supreme court http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuo...tfh02751_2005-10-21_17-35-02_n21638863_newsml RIM to ask U.S. Supreme Court to halt NTP case Fri Oct 21, 2005 01:35 PM ET TORONTO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd. will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend proceedings in its patent infringement case with NTP Inc. pending a possible Supreme Court review, the BlackBerry handset maker said on Friday. "While further review by the Supreme Court is generally uncommon, RIM continues to believe this case raises significant national and international issues warranting further appellate review," it said in a statement.
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuo...tfh02819_2005-10-21_17-38-56_n21636639_newsml CHRONOLOGY-BlackBerry maker RIM's patent battle with NTP Fri Oct 21, 2005 01:38 PM ET TORONTO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court denied a motion on Friday by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to stay a patent infringement case pending a U.S. Supreme Court review. The decision moves the case back into the District Court where NTP Inc. successfully sued RIM for patent infringement. The U.S. patent holding company said it will ask the lower court to reconfirm an injunction that would halt U.S. sales of the BlackBerry device and shut down the wireless e-mail service in the United States. Following are key events in the dispute: Nov. 13, 2001 - A group of Illinois-based inventors, led by the late Thomas Campana, file a statement of claim in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia that says RIM infringed on patents controlled by NTP. RIM rejects the claim. Nov. 21, 2002 - A jury rules in favor of NTP, finding 16 claims of 5 patents were infringed, and orders RIM to pay $23.1 million. RIM says the verdict was wrong and was unduly prejudiced by errors. It pledges an appeal. Jan. 14, 2003 - RIM says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ordered a re-examination of NTP's patents. RIM hopes the office will overturn the patents, which would undermine NTP's case. Feb. 28, 2003 - RIM and NTP ordered to enter mediation, but no agreement is reached. May 23, 2003 - Court increases RIM damages and hikes the royalty rate to 8.55 percent, which has to be set aside from RIM's U.S. sales until the case is concluded. Aug. 5, 2003 - Court issues injunction banning U.S. BlackBerry sales, but stays the ruling pending an appeal. June 7, 2004 - RIM's appeal heard by three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Dec. 14, 2004 - The U.S. appeals court rules that RIM infringed on 11 NTP patent claims, but says part of the earlier ruling was flawed and sends the case back to the lower court. March 16, 2005 - RIM says it agrees to pay $450 million to settle the three-year patent dispute with NTP, sending its stock soaring more than 17 percent. June 9, 2005 - RIM shares fall 5 percent after RIM and NTP fail to finalize a settlement. RIM says it will ask for court action to enforce the terms of the March deal. Aug. 2, 2005 - U.S. appeals court withdraws initial Dec. 14 opinion and issues a new opinion, which still finds RIM infringed on 7 patent claims. It again sends the case back to a lower court for further review. Sept. 29, 2005 - U.S. patent office issues an initial ruling rejecting all claims in the final of eight NTP patents it is re-examining, as it has with the seven other patents. Oct. 7, 2005 - U.S. appeals court refuses to reconsider the ruling of the three-judge panel. RIM says will seek a review of the case by the U.S. Supreme Court. Oct. 21, 2005 - U.S. appeals court denies RIM's motion to stay the case pending the request for a U.S. Supreme Court review. Case heads back to U.S. district court.
