Research In Motion (RIM), the company responsible for all those little clam-shell email devices hanging from executive belts all over North America, is fighting to keep a US District Judge from granting an injunction that would see all those little devices go black. RIM lost a patent infringement lawsuit to NTP who currently holds a US Patent on transmission of e-mail to wireless devices. The US Patent Office has begun a review of the patent and their initial findings are that they should be canceled. But until this all plays out in court, the entire RIM network stands on the brink of complete shutdown.
Bloomberg.com: Canada
