You know, it has been a
bit RIM-patent-fiasco-free
around these parts lately. But no worries, since Visto has
decided to whip up a bit (more) patent trouble of their own. Fresh off a victory over Seven Networks regarding the same
four patents that they claim RIM is infringing, and already mired in legal fights with RIM competitor Good Technology and Microsoft,
Visto is looking for more, and they think they can get a payout from RIM. Visto wasn't clear as to what RIM technology
is infringing on their patents, but they do mention "Visto's intellectual property serves as the basis for this
industry's birth." Quite the strong words when going up against RIM, who had a slight influence on the
birth of the wireless email industry if our memory serves us right. RIM believes that the Visto patents are invalid,
and that Visto's victory over Seven Networks was in regards to a different type of technology than RIM's. Their patents
are also dated before Visto's, but there's really no telling where this could go after the fiasco the NTP case turned
out to be. We'll keep you posted.Filed under: Cellphones
Patent holder Visto wants a share of that RIM pie originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 May 2006 23:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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