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"Research In Motion shares have been fluctuating amid anticipation that a ruling over a hotly contested patent infringement case may be near–and that it could be bad news for the BlackBerry maker.

"Analysts attributed the stock shifts to speculation that a decision will be made soon on RIM’s appeal to invalidate NTP’s patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments from both companies’ attorneys on June 7.

"The two companies have been embroiled in a patent infringement case for a number of years. NTP claims that RIM violates its patents covering the use of radio frequency wireless communications in e-mail systems."

Richard Shim. RIM Shares Atwitter Amid Case Concerns. News.com. Nov. 5, 2004.

See also:
Stuart Weinberg. Rumor of Court Ruling Weighs on Research In Motion. San Franciso Chronicle. Nov. 5, 2004.

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