Research In Motion Limited (RIM), maker of the Blackberry
personal digital assistant (PDA), has sued rival Good Technology
for alleged infringement of four patents. Last month, Good
approached a court asking it to declare one of RIM’s patent invalid
or to declare that Good is not infringing it.
In early June, Good announced its “always up-to-date, cradleless
system for wirelessly connecting mobile workers with valuable
enterprise e-mail and data,” called GoodLink. The GoodLink
application runs on a Blackberry PDA, although Good plans to launch
its own hardware later this year. Apparent pre-empting a RIM
lawsuit, Good sought judicial support.
However, RIM’s lawsuit, filed this week, alleges that Good’s
wireless products infringe four RIM patents which cover methods of
remote synching of data, loading software applications, wireless
transmission of data and a design of a mobile device that is
“optimised for use with thumbs.”
RIM wants the court to block sales of Good’s products and
services in addition to monetary damages.
