A judge in the Orange County Superior Court of California has
denied Research in Motion (RIM) its request for a court order
against Good Technology to prevent sales of its products which RIM
says infringes its patents, copyright and trade marks.
Good’s wireless messaging software can run on RIM’s Blackberry
PDAs, but Good also offers its own Good-branded PDA. RIM sued Good
for patent infringement in June and then filed additional claims in
July and September, adding the copyright and trade mark
infringement allegations, together with claims of misappropriation
of trade secrets and breach of contract.
Good said in a statement that the lawsuit is just part of RIM’s
“marketing campaign” and characterised the ruling as “the ironic
outcome of RIM’s unfortunate legal tactics.”
RIM, which has not made any comment on the decision, has also
filed a patent lawsuit against rival PDA maker Handspring. In
February it settled another dispute with pager firm Glenayre
Technologies.
