In this case we will be talking about the company RIM (Research in Motion) and some of the Challenges they faced to protect their Intellectual Property. Research in Motion is best known as the developer of the Blackberry smartphone. Research in Motion was involved on several Patent Litigation with the different competitors. On 1999 Glenayre Technologies (formerly known as Glenayre Electonics) filed a patent infringement suit against RIM claiming that the Inter@ctive pager line used Glenayre’s
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the late 80’s. It was based in Waterloo, Ontario. RIM was a Canadian Telecommunication Company and the creator of the acclaimed Blackberry, the first phone with QWERTY keyboard integrated for faster typing and their wireless e-mail capabilities. “Other advanced features include the ability to visit specific web sites and conduct Internet searches. In addition, BlackBerry devices include other features common to personal digital assistants (PDAs), including calendars and organizers. In addition to
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iPhone, Android, and Blackberry App Marketing Research With the proliferation of mobile applications, the age-old marketing problem of discovery is now paramount. What can you learm from mobile app marketers across various operating systems like iPhone (iOS), Android, and Blackberry? My company conducted mobile application research with both B2B mobile app developers/marketers and B2C mobile app users in an effort to understand the successes and challenges developers face when vying for the
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BIS/221 Instructor Keith Hopkins November 23, 2015 The emerging technology that I will be discussing is the military grade smart phone. The smart phone has been around for quite a while now but has yet to be introduced for government use. The blackberry has been the phone of use for the last 10 years. This is due to the simplicity of the use as well as how inexpensive the phone is. Due to its platform it is a phone that is not and cannot be used to the capabilities needed by the war fighter. The
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TM583ON Marian Phillips Research in Motion (RIM) is a Canadian wireless device company which is the designer and manufacturer of the Blackberry Smartphone. Research in Motion was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. The company also creates solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market including the software that allows the Blackberry Smartphone to provide mobile access to email applications, media and the internet. As a company reliant on its intellectual property
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RESEARCH IN MOTION – THE EVOLUTION OF WIRELESS In 2007, Research in Motion (RIM) was a company that many thought was the dominant force in the wireless industry. Their signature product, the BlackBerry, was “synonymous wireless e-mail, spawning countless imitators and creating a product category where none existed before” (Castaldo, J., 2007). Surely RIM was poised for success; however, three short years later, the industry is wondering if RIM can compete with the likes of Apple and Google with
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Research In Motion Limited (RIM) is a Canadian telecommunication and wireless device company best known for developing the Blackberry Smartphone. RIM has his headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and is a sponsor of RIM Park in the northeast of the city. Founded by Mike Lazaridis, who currently serves as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsillie were keenly interested in this project. History Preceding the time of manufacture of the Smartphone, RIM worked with RAM Mobile Data and Ericsson to
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invented ways to hunt or fish. Now we are in the 21st century where black berry are a big impact in our daily lives. “The Blackberry is a Canadian invention by a professor at Waterloo in Ontario in 1999, the device is now sold worldwide” Most adults consider themselves addicted to the speed of information that is transmitted through these handheld devices. The Blackberry is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) that has many features. These features include: internet connectivity, email, text
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market capitalization of close to 70 billion, it was poised to become one of the largest companies in Canada and the stage was set for it to become a near monopoly in world mobile communications market. RIM’s product – Blackberry had taken the world by storm (pun intended, since Blackberry Storm is one of RIM’s most profitable product), and the word “crackberry” had become synonymous with the workaholic professional. Yet, as the mobile telephony market for professionals started showing promise, RIM found
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individuals. The wave of smart-phones introduced to the market has created a new era of telephone based communication. For example not only can the Blackberry device be used for voice and text communication between two individuals, but also can be used for mass text messages, emails, Internet and can even to stream live television and radio. The Blackberry has significantly changed the way we approach our social, personal and academic life. It is not just a phone that
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