RIM says speaking to NTP through mediator

Iria · Dec 8, 2005, 02:34 PM

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd. has been speaking to patent holding firm NTP Inc. through a court-appointed mediator, the maker of the BlackBerry wireless device said late on Wednesday.

"As NTP knows, RIM and NTP had been communicating with each other through the court-appointed mediator during the last several days. We are precluded by law from discussing the substance of that exchange. RIM expects to continue communications through that channel," Mark Guibert, RIM's vice-president of corporate marketing said in an e-mail.

NTP co-founder Don Stout told Reuters on Wednesday the patent holding company had not talked with RIM since June about settling a lawsuit that could shut down RIM's U.S. service.

NTP successfully sued RIM for patent infringement in 2002. It won an injunction the following year to halt U.S. sales of the device and service. The injunction was stayed pending the appeal process, which has largely been exhausted.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	RIM says speaking to NTP through mediator TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd. has been speaking to patent holding firm NTP Inc. through a court-appointed mediator, the maker of the BlackBerry wireless device said late on Wednesday. "As NTP knows, RIM and NTP had been communicating with each other through the court-appointed mediator during the last several days. We are precluded by law from discussing the substance of that exchange. RIM expects to continue communications through that channel," Mark Guibert, RIM's vice-president of corporate marketing said in an e-mail. NTP co-founder Don Stout told Reuters on Wednesday the patent holding company had not talked with RIM since June about settling a lawsuit that could shut down RIM's U.S. service. NTP successfully sued RIM for patent infringement in 2002. It won an injunction the following year to halt U.S. sales of the device and service. The injunction was stayed pending the appeal process, which has largely been exhausted. ____________ Read More / Source: Reuters