RIM Wins UK Court Battle Over Patents

Embattled BlackBerry maker Research In Motion celebrated another legal victory on Thursday, announcing that the English High Court had ruled in its favor in a case against Luxembourg patent holding company InPro. The decision ensures RIM will likely not have to deal with a situation similar to the one with NTP in the US.

InPro claimed that the BlackBerry device infringed upon patents held by the company within the UK, which it had previously also asserted in Germany. The German case was ruled in RIM's favor on January 27. InPro was not available for comment, but it can still appeal the case in the UK.