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January 22nd, 2010, 22:05
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It's been a hell of a year (http://www.engadget.com/tag/motorola,android) for Motorola, but one thing's stayed the same: the company still thinks RIM is ripping off some of its patents (http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/18/rim-sues-motorola-for-patent-infringement/). At least that's the sense we're getting from a new complaint Moto's just filed with the International Trade Commission alleging the BlackBerry crew is infringing five patents on "early-stage innovations" that range across WiFi, app management, UI, and power management. As per usual with ITC complaints, Motorola's asking for a ban on RIM imports -- we'd imagine a cross-complaint from RIM barring Motorola imports is coming soon. Also spotted: lawyers gleefully dancing in the streets dressed only in loinclothes made from money.Motorola asks ITC to ban BlackBerry imports (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/motorola-asks-itc-to-ban-blackberry-imports/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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