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Research In Motion Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
On March 11, 2011, OGMA, LLC (“OGMA”) 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 asserted infringement of U.S. Patent No 6,150,947
generally directed to programmable motion-sensitive sound effect devices. The complaint sought monetary damages and other relief
the Court decides is just and appropriate. The Company and OGMA settled on May 6, 2011 for an amount immaterial to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
On March 15, 2011, Unified Messaging Solutions, LLC (“Unified Messaging Solutions”) 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 asserted
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 sought monetary damages and further relief as the Court may deem just and appropriate. The Company
and Unified Messaging Solutions settled on August 2, 2011 for an amount immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On March 16, 2011, MOSAID Technologies Incorporated (“MOSAID”) 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.) MOSAID asserted that the defendants
infringe 7 patents: US 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 claim construction is scheduled for February 18, 2012, and the trial is scheduled to
begin August 4, 2014. The complaint seeks an injunction and money damages. Proceedings are ongoing.
On March 18, 2011, Content Delivery Solutions, LLC (“Content Delivery Solutions”) filed a lawsuit against the Company, as well as
nine other defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin) asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos.
6,058,418 and 6,393,471; however only one of these patents has been asserted against the Company (U.S. Patent No. 6,393,471). The
patents generally relate to marketing data delivery technology. The complaint sought an injunction and money damages. On April 18,
2011, Content Delivery Solutions filed an amended complaint asserting infringement by the Company and other of its co-defendants
of U.S. Patent No. 6,098,180 directed to data delivery technology. The Company and Content Delivery Solutions settled all
outstanding litigation on August 2, 2011 for an amount immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On March 18, 2011, Imperium (IP) Holdings, Inc., filed a complaint against the Company as well as six other defendants in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Tyler Division) asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,271,884; 6,838,651;
6,838,715; 7,064,768; and 7,109,535; however, only three of these patents have been asserted against the Company (U.S. Patent Nos.
6,271,884; 6,838,715 and 7,109,535). The complaint seeks an injunction and monetary damages. The claim construction is scheduled
for May 31, 2012, and the trial is scheduled to begin January 7, 2013. Proceedings are ongoing.
On March 30, 2011, TierraVision, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Company as well as two other defendants in the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of California asserting infringement of U.S. Patent No. Re 41,983, generally relating to compression method
technology. The complaint seeks an injunction and money damages. On September 16, 2011, the Court issued an order severing the
lawsuit into three separate actions, one for each defendant. On February 21, 2012, the Court issued an order staying the action against
the Company pending reexamination of the patent-in-suit. Proceedings are ongoing.
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