Thursday, February 23, 2006
First Final Rejection Of An NTP Patent - Final Final Rejection Still In The Future
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 02:00 PM
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6042049.html
"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final rejection of one of the five patents at issue in NTP's long-running case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion. The final rejection was posted on the USPTO's Web site for the NTP-held patent, which covers a system for sending e-mails over a wireless network to a mobile device. The USPTO has already issued nonfinal actions rejecting the claims in four out of the five NTP patents in question, but a final rejection is required before the appeals process can begin."
Of course, they will appeal, and this is just one of the five patents in question. The other four have yet to have their first "final" rejection. I personally am more interested in the Visto patent suit(s) against Microsoft for patent infringement.
"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final rejection of one of the five patents at issue in NTP's long-running case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion. The final rejection was posted on the USPTO's Web site for the NTP-held patent, which covers a system for sending e-mails over a wireless network to a mobile device. The USPTO has already issued nonfinal actions rejecting the claims in four out of the five NTP patents in question, but a final rejection is required before the appeals process can begin."
Of course, they will appeal, and this is just one of the five patents in question. The other four have yet to have their first "final" rejection. I personally am more interested in the Visto patent suit(s) against Microsoft for patent infringement.
