Comments on: Weekend Contest ‘Prediction On RIM/NTP Case’ http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Stas Ukhanov http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-13307 Stas Ukhanov Sat, 03 Dec 2005 04:59:40 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-13307 I predict that Rim will not have to pay anything or maybe just a nominal fee because NTP is being very greedy which is only to their disadvantage. Also RIM is very confident in what it is doing and can afford the best lawyers and advisors. There is no way RIM will be shut down in the Unites States as so many gov’t and millitary agencies rely on them. Not to mention large corporations and celebrities… lol…

]]> By: Stas Ukhanov http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481278 Stas Ukhanov Sat, 03 Dec 2005 04:59:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481278 I predict that Rim will not have to pay anything or maybe just a nominal fee because NTP is being very greedy which is only to their disadvantage. Also RIM is very confident in what it is doing and can afford the best lawyers and advisors. There is no way RIM will be shut down in the Unites States as so many gov’t and millitary agencies rely on them. Not to mention large corporations and celebrities… lol…

]]> By: F Farias http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-11154 F Farias Sun, 13 Nov 2005 02:56:17 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-11154 I mean the shell corp. NTP, Inc.

]]> By: F Farias http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481277 F Farias Sun, 13 Nov 2005 02:56:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481277 I mean the shell corp. NTP, Inc.

]]> By: F Farias http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-11153 F Farias Sun, 13 Nov 2005 02:54:13 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-11153 NPI, Inc is a shell company, which owns or holds nothing. Its “patents” regugitations of an imagined technology at the time they were written are generalizations which refer to nothing specific, no specific operating device and so are not and cannot be valid descriptions of a patented device. The patent system was created to protect the profits actual inventions
generate for the inventors. NPI is a pirate company, searching for vulnerable companies that will give in, much as the original pirates looked to capture ships of the Spanish main, later attacked American trading ships as the Barbary pirates stopped by T.Jefferson. Its too bad judges aren’t seeing through the ruse.

]]> By: F Farias http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481276 F Farias Sun, 13 Nov 2005 02:54:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481276 NPI, Inc is a shell company, which owns or holds nothing. Its “patents” regugitations of an imagined technology at the time they were written are generalizations which refer to nothing specific, no specific operating device and so are not and cannot be valid descriptions of a patented device. The patent system was created to protect the profits actual inventions
generate for the inventors. NPI is a pirate company, searching for vulnerable companies that will give in, much as the original pirates looked to capture ships of the Spanish main, later attacked American trading ships as the Barbary pirates stopped by T.Jefferson. Its too bad judges aren’t seeing through the ruse.

]]> By: patent lawyer http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-9346 patent lawyer Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:54:17 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-9346 RIM’s lawyers have screwed up royally. They have missed the potentially winning argument on extraterritorial infringement. Just as the first firm failed to make invalidity arguments at trial, the second firm has miss-argued the infringement issue on appeal. RIM will ultimately prevail if it gets competent counsel.

]]> By: patent lawyer http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481275 patent lawyer Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:54:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481275 RIM’s lawyers have screwed up royally. They have missed the potentially winning argument on extraterritorial infringement. Just as the first firm failed to make invalidity arguments at trial, the second firm has miss-argued the infringement issue on appeal. RIM will ultimately prevail if it gets competent counsel.

]]> By: patent troll http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-8568 patent troll Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:51:25 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-8568 I hope the courts will finally slap an injunction on RIM activities in US.
This will be a valuable lesson for all technology pirates to respect valid patents.

Not a big price to pay for such a good lesson.

I, for myself, will teach one day those “innovators” at Microshit how to respect my patents.

Those corporate crooks just think they can
infringe on any patent owned by a small guy
with impunity.

No more free lunches for RIM

Bye Bye, RIM….

]]> By: patent troll http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481274 patent troll Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:51:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481274 I hope the courts will finally slap an injunction on RIM activities in US.
This will be a valuable lesson for all technology pirates to respect valid patents.

Not a big price to pay for such a good lesson.

I, for myself, will teach one day those “innovators” at Microshit how to respect my patents.

Those corporate crooks just think they can
infringe on any patent owned by a small guy
with impunity.

No more free lunches for RIM

Bye Bye, RIM….

]]> By: Rob s. http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-3237 Rob s. Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:16:40 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-3237 The question should not be who wins or loses, in this game of big business it is who is going to have to dish over payments and how much. Rim will have to pay NTP no question in my mind but as far as Blackberry being shut down in the US there is probably nothing to worry about. So you can all keep your thumbs tapping happily Rim isn’t going away!

]]> By: Rob s. http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481273 Rob s. Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:16:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481273 The question should not be who wins or loses, in this game of big business it is who is going to have to dish over payments and how much. Rim will have to pay NTP no question in my mind but as far as Blackberry being shut down in the US there is probably nothing to worry about. So you can all keep your thumbs tapping happily Rim isn’t going away!

]]> By: Alex D. http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-3232 Alex D. Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:44:22 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-3232 I think RIM has too strong a hold on the market for them to fail now. For one thing, the government uses Blackberry devices extensively so I don’t think they would want to see RIM go away.

Our company is testing out alternatives just in case though ;)

]]> By: Alex D. http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481272 Alex D. Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481272 I think RIM has too strong a hold on the market for them to fail now. For one thing, the government uses Blackberry devices extensively so I don’t think they would want to see RIM go away.

Our company is testing out alternatives just in case though ;)

]]> By: Judy Baker http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 Judy Baker Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:06:06 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-3169 I would be concerned that if RIM goes to the Supreme Court, it will cost both RIM and NTP dearly in Legal fees.
This fact alone should be enough to have NTP back off, as it means less for them to collect from their “cash cow”.

]]> By: Judy Baker http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481271 Judy Baker Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:06:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481271 I would be concerned that if RIM goes to the Supreme Court, it will cost both RIM and NTP dearly in Legal fees.
This fact alone should be enough to have NTP back off, as it means less for them to collect from their “cash cow”.

]]> By: Mark HUtchison http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Mark HUtchison Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:45:40 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-3104 I wonder how many of the lawyers, judges … NTP representatives … involved in this case are using BlackBerrys right now?

]]> By: Mark HUtchison http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481268 Mark HUtchison Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481268 I wonder how many of the lawyers, judges … NTP representatives … involved in this case are using BlackBerrys right now?

]]> By: Mark HUtchison http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481269 Mark HUtchison Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481269 I wonder how many of the lawyers, judges … NTP representatives … involved in this case are using BlackBerrys right now?

]]> By: Mark HUtchison http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/weekend-contest-prediction-on-rimntp-case/comment-page-1/#comment-481270 Mark HUtchison Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/10/14/00966/#comment-481270 I wonder how many of the lawyers, judges … NTP representatives … involved in this case are using BlackBerrys right now?

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