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injunction and monetary damages. The claim construction hearing is scheduled for November 10, 2011, and trial is scheduled to begin
June 4, 2012. Proceedings are ongoing.
On September 7, 2010, Wordcheck Tech LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as over 40 other defendants in the
U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Texas (Tyler Division) asserting infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,782,510. The patent is
generally directed to a word checking tool. The complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. Proceedings are ongoing.
On September 8, 2010, Eatoni Ergonomics, Inc. (“Eatoni”) filed a motion to vacate a June 8, 2010 arbitration award and a
March 2007 arbitration award in the Southern District of New York in a lawsuit filed on November 19, 2008 against the Company
alleging that: RIM breached the March 2007 arbitration award; the license to RIM for Eatoni’s U.S. Patent 6,885,317 (the
“’317 Patent”) is invalid; RIM infringed the ’317 Patent; and RIM monopolized the reduced QWERTY market with its Sure Type line of
devices. The original lawsuit to which this matter relates was filed on April 28, 2005 and settled on September 26, 2005 through
mediation. A subsequent arbitration proceeding was held in February 2007 with an arbitration award issued in March 2007. An
arbitration related to the current court action was held in December 2009 with an arbitration award issued on June 8, 2010.
Proceedings are ongoing.
On September 23, 2010, EON filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against the Company and 16 other
defendants alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,663,757. This patent is generally directed to software controlled multi-mode
interactive television. The Complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. Proceedings are ongoing.
On October 20, 2010, TQP Development LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company and ten other defendants in the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division). The complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,412,730. The patent
generally relates to encryption technology. The complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. Proceedings are ongoing.
On October 28, 2010, Alfred Levine amended his complaint to add the Company to a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division). Fourteen other defendants are named in the suit. The complaint alleges infringement of
U.S. Patents Nos. 6,243,030 and 6,140,943. The patents are generally directed to wireless navigation systems. The complaint seeks an
injunction and monetary damages. The claim construction hearing is scheduled for December 21, 2011, and trial is scheduled to begin
May 7, 2012. Proceedings are ongoing.
On January 5, 2011, Advanced Display Technologies of Texas, LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as over eight other
defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Tyler Division), asserting infringement of U.S. Patent
Nos. 5,739,931 and 6,261,664. These patents are generally directed to display technologies. The complaint seeks an injunction and
monetary damages. Proceedings are ongoing.
On February 23, 2011, Summit 6 LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as five other defendants in the U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,765,482 and 6,895,557. These patents
are generally directed to web-based media submission tools. The complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. Proceedings
are ongoing.
On February 24, 2011, Golden Bridge Technology, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as over 20 other defendants in
the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,574,267 and 7,359,427. These patents
are generally directed to 3G wireless technologies. The complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. Proceedings are
ongoing.
On March 11, 2011, OGMA, LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as 13 other defendants in the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division). The complaint asserts infringement of U.S. Patent No 6,150,947 generally directed to
programmable motion-sensitive sound effect devices. The complaint seeks monetary damages and other relief the Court decides is just
and appropriate. Proceedings are ongoing.
On March 15, 2011, Unified Messaging Solutions, LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as 19 other defendants in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Tyler Division). The complaint asserts infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,857,074;
7,836,141; 7,895,306; and 7,895,313 generally directed to web-based messaging service technology. The complaint seeks monetary
damages and further relief as the Court may deem just and appropriate. Proceedings are ongoing.
On March 16, 2011, MOSAID Technologies Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Company, as well as 20 other defendants in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division). The complaint asserts infringement of U.S. Patent
Nos. 5,131,006; 5,151,920; 5,422,887; 5,706,428; 6,563,786; 6,563,786 and 6,992,972. The patents are generally directed to IEEE
802.11 technology. The complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. Proceedings are ongoing.
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