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And You Just KNOW They're Gonna Feel QUITE Sick About It All...
How RIM settles a dispute over patents that have been invalidated by the Patent office is beyond me.
Granted the Judge was deciding whether to impose an injunction or not, but all they had to do was hold out until all the patent decisions were final.
I guess the CEO just couldn't stomach the risk...
I also can't figure out how the judge couldn't postpone the hearings until AFTER the patent decision were final. It's like sentencing a person to jail BEFORE you get confirmation that the DNA test was positive or negative.
Ahhhhh, there's GOT to be a better way.

...When the PTO finally gets around to kicking NTP's patents to the curb.

I doubt it was only the CEO that made the decision. I'm sure the rest of the board of directors threw in their 2 cents worth at the decision table.

There IS a bit of a difference here in this situation. There was evidence that RIM used technology that was allegedly patented by NTP.

It would be more like being sent up the proverbial river for say, an alleged rape where the victim was found comatose and couldn't tell her side of the story. Never mind that you claim that the sex was consentual and when you left, she was fine. It's your DNA they found inside and she was beaten to a pulp. Of course, when/if the victim in this case woke up, you don't know what she might say - whether she would tell the truth - that it was consentual sex, or would fabricate something because she was upset that you weren't there to defend her from the attack.

A better way would have been to light a fire under the PTO's collective behind and get them to moving on making a decision about the last patent(s) that were still to be decided.
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SHOW ME THE MONEY!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/03/06
Solves nothing  DarthRidiculous | 03/03/06
Well...... not quite correct...  shawkins | 03/03/06
Let's turn a blind eye and get smacked.  demonsource | 03/03/06
Huh?  shawkins | 03/04/06
Ya, a patent is a patent alright, but not these!!  Cayble | 03/05/06
More accurately: "STAND AND DELIVER!"  Zogg | 03/03/06
Amazing?!?  Robert Crocker | 03/04/06
Whoa up, they are not invalid patents.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/04/06
When the PTO says they're invalid...  Robert Crocker | 03/05/06
Judge has no choice...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/05/06
I am not sure that is true..  Patrick Jones | 03/06/06
True but  voska | 03/06/06
And RIM Wimps Out!!  el1jones | 03/03/06
Meritless lawsuits pay off all the time  ejhonda | 03/03/06
Too long a wait.  jheine | 03/03/06
And You Just KNOW They're Gonna Feel QUITE Sick About It All...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/03/06
Agree but RIM was also losing customer confidence  Prognosticator | 03/03/06
Hold out?  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 03/03/06
I imagine they were worried about all the FUD that was slowing subscriber  DonnieBoy | 03/04/06
Great job, NTP!  johnsmith222 | 03/03/06
Best way  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 03/03/06
Sloth & Avarice, Crime & Punishment  merlion | 03/04/06
Lawyers - the big winners  ejhonda | 03/03/06
You got that right....  jrbeaman | 03/03/06
Does the agreement include giving back the money when the patents are  DonnieBoy | 03/03/06
Nope.  Wolfie2K3 | 03/03/06
The problem for RIM, competitors will NOT havet these costs.  DonnieBoy | 03/04/06
You forgot the *IF* the patents are invalid.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/04/06
true but these patents need to invalidated  voska | 03/06/06
Why do they call it a Blackberry?  mjulson_z | 03/03/06
Why is my PDA called a Treo when I only have one?  syrynxx | 03/03/06
Is it 3 inches wide?  mjulson_z | 03/03/06
Why is my PDA called a Treo when I only have one?  RShea78 | 03/03/06
Phone + Pager + Organizer  dave.combs@... | 03/04/06
Why is my posterior called an ass when it has two halves and no ears?  merlion | 03/04/06
Goes way back to the 1st unit..  Wolfie2K3 | 03/03/06
Why do they call it a Blackberry?  ibzaphod | 03/03/06
Hmmm...  mjulson_z | 03/03/06
RIM Still In Pickle  rjriley | 03/03/06
That patent should be rejected just...  el1jones | 03/04/06
This is the kind of information we need..  JCitizen | 03/04/06
Patents - are they real?  stevem_001 | 03/03/06
Who's the real winner?  raynardo@... | 03/03/06
Lawyers?  dctoph | 03/03/06
Shame  hercster | 03/03/06
To finish your metaphor  cyberian_z | 03/03/06
I bet the Judge was a Bush Appointee  pcfixup4ua | 03/03/06
Sorry but you are wrong this time  silvergeek | 03/03/06
I may have been wrong on the judge, but  pcfixup4ua | 03/03/06
You are so full of prejudice crap...  jrbeaman | 03/03/06
And I'll bet your daddy was a Bush man...  cyberian_z | 03/03/06
Shame two  hercster | 03/03/06
The most dangerous men on earth were removed.  jrbeaman | 03/03/06
WTF  Doink | 03/03/06
'Doink',... yeah that fits you alright.  cyberian_z | 03/03/06
"Everyone with an ounce,,,  s_gamgee | 03/05/06
Bill Clinton  lengua99 | 03/06/06
Patent Poachers  newmanjp | 03/03/06
I have never understood....  BTLS Fan | 03/03/06
Your subject line sums you up nicely...  cyberian_z | 03/03/06
Then do something to change it....  BTLS Fan | 03/04/06
Patent holding violates the Constitution  Update victim | 03/04/06
Good interpretation...  JCitizen | 03/04/06
I'd say you need six more years of law school.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/05/06
Patents do have a defined length of time.  osreinstall | 03/05/06
Not sure you post is valid  voska | 03/06/06
And his argument is meaningless.  osreinstall | 03/06/06
Lets get to the point.  JCitizen | 03/04/06
Yeah, everyone hates lawyers...  johnsmith222 | 03/04/06
Circurlar logic there  voska | 03/06/06
It is all cheap theater with the same old outcome.  demonsource | 03/03/06
Trolling for Profit is profitable  metajohn@... | 03/03/06
Amen! - See my post above. (NT)  Update victim | 03/04/06
Canadian Eh  blozon@... | 03/04/06
RIM-Blackberry  silmont | 03/04/06
Shame on the Blackmailers  Alan1037 | 03/04/06
Innovation and Names  merlion | 03/04/06
patent  ipfresh@... | 03/05/06
Press Release  ipfresh@... | 03/05/06
What will be interesting to see..  Patrick Jones | 03/05/06
NTP and RIM aren't the problem  pcfixup4ua | 03/05/06
will the judge get anything out of this?  johnradams | 03/06/06
And in the great socialist tradition...  Omch'Ar | 03/06/06
Patents and Technology Dont Mix!  wildranger | 03/06/06
Who Cares - How Pathetic  jpr75_z | 03/07/06
Dorks?  Doooom | 03/07/06
RE: BlackBerry saved  wellwell | 05/18/08

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