BROWSING: NTP

2 more NTP patent claims rejected

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. received more good news last week as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled against two more patents from foe NTP Inc.The office issued "non-final actions" in rejecting the patents, two of five at the heart of a long-standing...

RIM’s stock surges on positive 3Q, though NTP issues cloud future

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. jumped Thursday morning after the company reported strong third-quarter sales of its BlackBerry devices. RIM reported $560 million in revenue during the period, up 53 percent from last year's third-quarter revenue of $366 million. Third-quarter diluted per-share earnings...

RIM’s stock surges on positive third quarter, though NTP issues cloud future

WATERLOO, Ontario-Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. jumped Thursday morning after the company reported strong third-quarter sales of its BlackBerry devices. RIM reported $560 million in revenue during the period, up 53 percent from last year's third-quarter revenue of $366 million. Third-quarter diluted per-share...

Visto joins lawsuit frenzy

The wave of litigation in the mobile e-mail space continued last week as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. Visto claims the software giant violated three patents relating to wireless synchronization, managing and securing data between servers and handheld devices. The...

Visto challenges Microsoft over patent infringement, inks deal with NTP

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-The wave of litigation in the mobile e-mail space continued as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement suit against Microsoft Corp. Visto claims the software giant violated three patents relating to synchronizing and managing data between servers and handheld mobile devices. The move...

RIM could settle with NTP soon, but potential payout estimates vary

The BlackBerry-maker suffered yet another black eye last week in its legal scrap with NTP Inc. A Virginia judge rejected a request from Research In Motion Ltd. to enforce a $450 million settlement with NTP Inc., which claims patents to the wireless technology in...

RIM loses another round with NTP

WATERLOO, Ontario-A Virginian judge rejected Research In Motion Ltd.'s request to enforce a settlement with its adversary NTP Inc., a move that caused the Nasdaq to halt trading on RIM's stock. The ruling stands as yet another setback for RIM in its legal battle...

RIM lowers expectations on product delays

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry investors were forced to tighten their seatbelts again as the company lowered its subscriber forecasts due to product delays. The news sent BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock down more than 4 percent in trading to $64.24 per share. RIM said...

RIM lowers subscriber expectations on product delays

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry investors were forced to tighten their seatbelts again as the company lowered its subscriber forecasts due to product delays. The news sent BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock down more than 4 percent in trading to $64.24 per share.RIM said its...

MSV pushes satellite-terrestrial wireless network

Reston, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures continues to push its terrestrial-satellite wireless offering, announcing a Capitol Hill demonstration of its technology as well as plans to focus on patent licensing and enforcement efforts. "MSV's vision is to launch the most advanced system ever that will serve...

MSV pushes satellite-terrestrial wireless network

Reston, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures continues to push its terrestrial-satellite wireless offering, announcing a Capitol Hill demonstration of its technology as well as plans to focus on patent licensing and enforcement efforts."MSV's vision is to launch the most advanced system ever that will serve all...

RIM stung again by court ruling in NTP case

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. suffered yet another setback as the Supreme Court declined to halt NTP Inc.'s case against the company. Although the ruling stands as a relatively minor legal move, it serves to again highlight RIM's thinning options. Indeed, the court's...

Supreme Court rejects RIM request

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. took another major hit in its legal battle with patent-holding company NTP Inc. as the Supreme Court declined to halt the case. RIM's stock was down more than 6 percent on the news to about $53.74 per...

NTP likely to ask court to make RIM stop selling product

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Research In Motion Ltd.'s motion to stay further proceedings in a patent case between RIM and patent-holding company NTP Inc.RIM had asked the court to stay further proceedings until the U.S. Supreme Court decided...

RIM trading halted following NTP ruling

TORONTO-NTP Inc. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied Research In Motion Ltd.'s motion to stay or suspend the patent case between the two companies pending a Supreme Court review, according to a Reuters report.Earlier this month, RIM said...

Patent office rejects NTP patent, clouding RIM legal battle

The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the last of NTP's patents under re-examination. The patents form the basis for the current legal battle between...

RIM stock dives on lower subscriber adds

Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company's surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated subscriber numbers sent the company's stock tumbling more than 11 percent to $68.72 per share. "We are very pleased with...

Patent office rejects NTP patent, clouding RIM legal battle

The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the last of NTP's patents under re-examination. The patents form the basis for the current legal battle between...

RIM posts surprise subscriber shortfall

Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company's surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated subscriber numbers sent the company's stock tumbling more than 11 percent to $68.72 per share. "We are very pleased with...

Nokia pushes into wireless e-mail

Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone, be it a low-end, voice-centric device or a high-end smart phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in the wireless enterprise marketplace and pits the company directly...

Eatoni names RIM, T-Mobile USA in patent lawsuit

Startup Eatoni Ergonomics Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd., alleging the company's 7100 Series devices infringe on its patents for predictive text entry. Along with the suit, Eatoni's chief executive officer offered some choice words on the issue....

RIM rivals file documents in NTP patent battle: Seven, Intel filings side with RIM, Microsoft sides with NTP

The tumultuous legal battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. has coaxed some unexpected players out of the woodwork. RIM rivals Microsoft Corp. and Seven Networks Inc., along with chipmaker Intel Corp., recently filed documents in the case....

Appeals court sends RIM/NTP case back to lower court

A U.S. appeals court revised its earlier ruling in the patent battle between Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc., reducing the number of patent claims under litigation. The court also remanded the case back to a lower court, a move that...

RIM, PalmOne post strong numbers, PalmSource to cut jobs

Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results from Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. suggest that the rising tide is not lifting all boats. "RIM is reporting another...