BUSINESS LAW: Motorola Charges RIM with Patent Infringement Complaint
January 25, 2010
Illinois - Mobile phone maker Motorola on Monday has filed a patent infringement complaint before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) from selling the allegedly infringed patents.
In a lawsuit, Motorola alleged that RIM has infringed five of its patents used in Wi-Fi Technology, user interface, power management, and application management.
The technology company also asked ITC to bar RIM from selling the infringed products which have been imported and to prevent its rival from making an advertisement about the infringed patents.
Motorola’s Intellectual Property Division Senior Vice President Jonathan Meyer accused RIM of “delaying the current patent litigation” to continuously use the infringed patents of Motorola.
“The company has no choice but to file a complaint against RIM to protect its R&D and intellectual property” Meyer said in a statement.
Meanwhile, analysts believe the lawsuit is more likely to be settled through payment of royalties since cases involving patent infringement are expensive and usually last for years.