Day Of Reckoning In BlackBerry Courtroom Drama

By Marius Meland

Law360, New York (February 23, 2006, 12:00 AM ET) -- The Blackberry courtroom saga discussed at water coolers across the United States has reached its day of reckoning, with IP attorneys agreeing Friday’s hearing could result in the worst conceivable nightmare for millions of users: a total blackout of the device's wireless e-mail network.

U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer in Richmond, Va. is expected to make his final determination as to whether or not a two-year-old injunction in favor of patent-holding firm NTP Inc. will go into effect and stamp out service to the wireless...
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