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INTRODUCTION → 1. The Planet Goes BlackBerry → 2. The Birth of the BlackBerry → 3. Lawsuits in Motion → → 4. From Brand to Icon → 5. BlackBerry Jam → 6. The Rise of the TeleBrain →

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WELCOME / INDEX - SAMPLE CHAPTER → DEVICES → Image Gallery → Audio/Video → Texts & Docs → Web Links → Appendix →

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From BlackBerry Planet Web Support

Appendix - Glossary → Timeline → Financials → Growth → Patents | Cases → Bibliography → Partners Fund → Techno Telepathy

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•2000s → 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009

•1990s → 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999

•1980s → 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989

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• RIM News Releases

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• Feb. 19, 2008 - RIM launches a Texas court case accusing American cellphone maker Motorola of infringing on several of its patents. RIM also said Motorola is charging it "exorbitant royalties" for the use of some Motorola technology, the Canadian Press reported. Motorola also sued RIM, claiming its BlackBerry wireless e-mail device violates seven U.S. patents.
• May 12, 2008 - RIM introduces the Bold, its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year. The new model doubles screen resolution of the Curve model. It matches resolution, but not size, of Apple's iPhone.
• June 20, 2008 - Ottawa-based intellectual property holder Wi-LAN Inc. files patent infringement litigation in Texas against BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. and U.S. mobile-device giant Motorola Inc.
• June 26, 2008 - RIM shares knocked down more than 10 per cent after the company misses first-quarter analysts' consensus profit target by two cents — reporting 84 cents US a diluted share, compared with analysts' expectations of 86 cents. Company said it added 2.3 million net new BlackBerry subscriber accounts in the quarter, raising the total to more than 16 million.

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SOURCE: RIM, CBC, Various