Another Blackberry patent dispute, no less
T-Mobile has won a case in which it was accused, along with Research In Motion, of infringing on a patent held by Inpro.
This dispute started when RIM asked the English High Court to revoke an Inrpo patent relating to data conversion and management on the grounds that it was invalid for lack of novelty and obviousness. Inpro counter-claimed for infringement of its patent and joined T-Mobile into the proceedings.
Mr Justice Pumfrey, who gave judgment,held that all the claims in issue were either obvious or lacking in novelty and revoked Inpro’s patent.
A parallel infringement action brought by Inpro in Germany against T-Mobile was defeated last Friday when the German Court in Munich gave a decision invalidating Inpro’s German patent.
James Blendis, Legal Director of T-Mobile (UK) said, “We are obviously very pleased with the result.”
T-Mobile was represented in the case by Bird & Bird.