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Case 2– Research in Motion- RIM 1. What were some of the challenges RIM faced to protect its Intellectual Property and how did RIM handle those challenges?
There was a legal action between NTP and RIM over the intellectual property. RIM resolved the action. To protect its intellectual property, RIM agreed to pay $612.5 million to NTP Inc. to settle the fight. The dispute had threatened to end RIM's BlackBerry e-mail service to millions of users in the U.S. and has been the subject of a four-year patent battle between the two companies. Under the agreement, RIM received rights to NTP's patents going forward. RIM made a one-time payment to NTP. Even if the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office eventually overturned NTP's patents, NTP would not have to repay the $612.5 million. "There is no provision for the PTO re-exam. This is a full and final settlement," he said. RIM and NTP briefly agreed to settle the case for $450 million in March of 2005, but that deal later fell through. RIM thought the companies had come to a final agreement, but NTP believed the matter had never been finalized, and the litigation continued.
2. What were some of the industry factors that influenced RIM?
• Help Organizations Reduce "Information Squandering"
• Balance Technology with Information
• Contribute to and Shape the Discussion of Information Worker Productivity
• Support the Evolution of the Role of CIOs
• Facilitate Development of the Information Savvy CEO
• Help Shape the Next Generation of Information Professionals
• Monitor and Contribute to the High-Visibility Information Issues of the Day
3. Apply as many TCOs as you can to the RIM.
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There was a legal action between NTP and RIM over the intellectual property. RIM resolved the action. To protect its intellectual property, RIM agreed to pay $612.5 million to NTP Inc. to settle the fight. The dispute had threatened to end RIM's BlackBerry e-mail service to millions of users in the U.S. and has been the subject of a four-year patent battle between the two companies. Under the agreement, RIM received rights to NTP's patents going forward. RIM made a one-time payment to NTP. Even if the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office eventually overturned NTP's patents, NTP would not have to repay the $612.5 million. "There is no provision for the PTO re-exam. This is a full and final settlement," he said. RIM and NTP briefly agreed to settle the case for $450 million in March of 2005, but that deal later fell through. RIM thought the companies had come to a final agreement, but NTP believed the matter had never been finalized, and the litigation continued.
2. What were some of the industry factors that influenced RIM?
• Help Organizations Reduce "Information Squandering"
• Balance Technology with Information
• Contribute to and Shape the Discussion of Information Worker Productivity
• Support the Evolution of the Role of CIOs
• Facilitate Development of the Information Savvy CEO
• Help Shape the Next Generation of Information Professionals
• Monitor and Contribute to the High-Visibility Information Issues of the Day
3. Apply as many TCOs as you can to the RIM.
Given a company situation be able to describe|Next to the iPhone, chances are good he is tapping away on a people use the BlackBerry. | |the industry dynamics of technological |innovation. |BlackBerry’s success is evidence that RIM’s design thinking is equally important in | | |business. |
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