WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. was dealt another legal setback in a key patent infringement case on Wednesday, raising pressure to settle or face a possible shutdown of its U.S. mobile e-mail service.
U.S. District Judge James Spencer denied a request by Research In Motion Ltd. Wednesday to enforce the terms of a disputed $450 million settlement reached earlier this year with patent holding company NTP Inc.
Now the judge will set up a hearing on whether RIM can keep selling or importing its BlackBerry hardware and software in the United States.
Seriously, folks: If Geena Davis were president, she’d intervene. (See Matt Franck for the exaggerated reference.)





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