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"A U.S. appeals court upheld a patent infringement finding against BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research In Motion Ltd. on Tuesday, but struck down part of the ruling and sent it back to a lower court for further proceedings.

"Shares of Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM soared more than 10 percent on news that a decision had been reached, but erased those gains after the court released details of the decision. Trading was then halted. Analysts offered widely divided opinions on whether the decision was mainly positive or negative for RIM.

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a lower court had ‘correctly found infringement’ in the case that pitted RIM against patent holding company NTP Inc."

Jeffrey Hodgson and Peter Kaplan. BlackBerry Maker’s Patent Suit Upheld. WashingtonPost.com. Dec. 14, 2004.

See also:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. NTP, Inc., v. Research In Motion, LTD.. (.pdf) Dec. 14, 2004.

John Shinal. Appeals Court: RIM Violated Patents. CBS MarketWatch. Dec. 14, 2004.

Roy Mark. Court Rules RIM Infringed. InternetNews.com. Dec. 14, 2004.

Mike Dano. Mixed Ruling in RIM Patent Suit Could Affect Entire Wireless E-mail Market. RCR Wireless News. Dec. 15, 2004.

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