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Research In Motion Limited

5/25/2012, 7:48 AM ET
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  • Thursday 12:59 PM As Research In Motion's (RIMM) smartphone share crumbles, the popularity of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is going down with it, even if many continue to swear by its messaging and contact-list features. Former co-CEO Jim Balsillie reportedly wanted to license BBM (along with access to RIM's network) for use on third-party platforms, but new chief Thorsten Heins put an end to those plans. Heins "decided RIM shouldn't pursue licensing deals in general," it's claimed. [Tech]
  • Wednesday 6:29 PM Research in Motion (RIMM) announces that Patrick Spence, its head of global sales, is leaving. [Tech]
  • Monday 5:57 PM Leveraging the patents the companies acquired last year from Nortel, AAPL, MSFT, RIMM, SNE, and ERIC have officially entered the patent-trolling business via the Rockstar Consortium. Funded by the aforementioned companies and owning 4,000 ex-Nortel patents, Rockstar examines tech products for evidence of infringement, and demands licensing fees when it's found. Since Rockstar, unlike its owners, doesn't make anything, it can't be countersued. [Tech]
  • Monday 4:26 PM An ITC administrative law judge rules against Eastman Kodak (EKDKQ.PK) in its patent infringement suit against Apple (AAPL) and Research in Motion (RIMM). The ruling (.pdf), subject to review by the commission, declares Apple and RIM to be infringing only one claim within Kodak's image-preview patent, and calls that claim invalid due to "obviousness." (previous) [Tech]
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Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and... More