Last NTP patent ruled invalid -- RIM says "na na na-nana"
by Thomas Ricker 
posted Sep 30th 2005 at 10:55AM
More bad news for we-don't-actually-make-anything NTP in their
long legal dispute with RIM — the US patent office just
made a "first office action" rejecting the validity of the last of eight NTP
patents they were
reviewing, 5 of which were at the heart of the RIM patent infringement suit. While this would seem the end, it sadly is
not — afterall, this is the US patent office and legal system we're talking about, eh. NTP lawyers responded by saying
they had hoped expected this to be a "multiyear process" and
analysts cautioned
investors against "becoming too euphoric" as this decision has "only partial bearing on the case."
One
thing seems certain
though, it's a damned good thing RIM never paid the half
billion USD they settled on in March!
[Thanks, anonymous]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rusty Shackleford @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
It's interesting to note that the child's taunt na na na-nana is very similar across broad swaths of the U.S, yet shows surprising regional variation.
In the northeast, for example around Pittsburgh PA and westward into Ohio it's "nyah-nyah-nyah nyah na-nah." Whereas in the deep south around Houston TX you're more likely to hear "nanny-nanny boo-boo." Toward the southwest from El Paso into Arizona it's become "neener-neener-neener," while up in New York City kids just say "@#$% you, *&^hole!"
Despite the regional variations on children's taunts, it's important to remember the age-old children's nursery rhyme which is invariant across regions and cultures: "Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but the Government will Kill You."
Sam @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
The cadence doesn't sound right. Shouldn't that be, "Na-nana na na"?
Chris E @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
I think its, "na, na na na-na-na na."
KC @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
RIM should have never agreed to that settlement in the first place as it has just drawn the attention of other money hungry vultures to them.
GO RIM!! Hold on untill all of these companies that are suing you run out of money, file for chapter 11, and then buy them up for dirt cheap.
J @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
na na na na, na na na na
hey hey hey, RIM sucks......
Lee Gibson @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
I love that RIM was getting hoist by their own petard...the "You can't have a small keyboard!" suit they brought against Handspring was stupid.