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| − | '''NTP, inc. v. Research in Motion''' is a famous example of a [[patent troll]] (NTP) winning an out of court settlement of US$612 million from the company that makes Blackberry smartphones. | + | '''NTP, inc. v. Research in Motion''', 397 F. Supp. 2d 785 (E.D. Va. 2005), is a famous example of a [[patent troll]] (NTP) winning an out of court settlement of US$612 million from the company that makes Blackberry smartphones. |
NTP first requested patent royalties in 2000. RIM settled in 2006. This case was a landmark among patent trolls and may be part of the reason for the explosion of [[phone patent litigation]] which begun in early 2010. | NTP first requested patent royalties in 2000. RIM settled in 2006. This case was a landmark among patent trolls and may be part of the reason for the explosion of [[phone patent litigation]] which begun in early 2010. | ||
Revision as of 07:38, 27 October 2010
NTP, inc. v. Research in Motion, 397 F. Supp. 2d 785 (E.D. Va. 2005), is a famous example of a patent troll (NTP) winning an out of court settlement of US$612 million from the company that makes Blackberry smartphones.
NTP first requested patent royalties in 2000. RIM settled in 2006. This case was a landmark among patent trolls and may be part of the reason for the explosion of phone patent litigation which begun in early 2010.
Can you help? IIRC, this wasn't a software patent. Right?
