I think the Judge would be an absolute tool (to use a technical term) to grant NTP an injunction. 2 of NTP's patents have received FINAL review from the USPTO and they were denied as invalid. All their other patents have been denied as invalid but they just haven't passed the final review. So, if the judge puts an injunction on RIM, as soon as the last patents get denied, the injunction will have to be lifted, but no one knows exactly when final review will be handed down. If the judge gives NTP an injunction on the multi-mode workaround, then I think RIM wil settle. They can afford up to 1 billion in settlement without adversly effecting them as a company. This entire thing is about money, NTP wants money, and if BB was shut down forever, NTP won't continue to pull in money. But in the end, it's pretty much a given that NTP will loose their patents. ________________________________ From: Brian Pituley [mailto:bpituley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:04 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: OT: Blackberry might be over? http://www.MSExchange.org/ There's also been a suit launched against Goodlink, one of Blackberry's competitors. NTP is involved in that one as well. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1917261,00.asp Brian Pituley Director of Information Technology T: 408-441-3611 F: 408-441-8405 E: bpituley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ________________________________ From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:MBlackstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 11:37 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: OT: Blackberry might be over? http://www.MSExchange.org/ What happens? Its pretty simple. A) Nothing B) Injunction set, work around released. Upgrade servers and handhelds. C) Injunction set, work around released, NTP asks for injunction of that, and gets it. BB Shut down. Its all just a wait and see right now. Unless your company is willing to invest in all new hardware, just in case. ________________________________ From: Tiago de Aviz [mailto:Tiago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 11:23 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] OT: Blackberry might be over? http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hey guys! What if this happens? http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1932924,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594 Tiago de Aviz SoftSell - Curitiba (41) 3340-2363 www.softsell.com.br Esta mensagem, incluindo seus anexos, tem caráter confidencial e seu conteúdo é restrito ao destinatário da mensagem. Caso você tenha recebido esta mensagem por engano, queira por favor retorná-la ao destinatário e apagá-la de seus arquivos. Qualquer uso não autorizado, replicação ou disseminação desta mensagem ou parte dela é expressamente proibido. A SoftSell não é responsável pelo conteúdo ou a veracidade desta informação. ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: mblackstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: bpituley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx