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RIM sidesteps $147m patent fine

RIM has escaped a $147m fine for patent infringement, after a judge overturned a jury decision that the BlackBerry maker was overstepping IP with its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). The ruling last month found RIM guilty of infringing device management technology patented by Mformation, with a whopping $147.2m penalty deemed appropriate. Happily for RIM’s endangered purse, however, a subsequent decision has scrapped that fine.

The judge decided that the evidence submitted by RIM and Mformation “did not support the Jury’s finding of patent infringement” and vacated the jury award. Unsurprisingly, RIM is pleased by the ruling, and suggests that it’s a triumph of sensible innovation control over patent trolling.

“The purpose of the patent system is to encourage innovation, but the system is still too often exploited in pursuit of other goals” Steve Zipperstein, RIM’s Chief Legal Officer, said in a statement today. ”Many policy makers have already recognized the need to address this problem and we call on others to join them as this case clearly highlights the significant need for continuing policy reform to help reduce the amount of resources wasted on unwarranted patent litigation.”

Olympic Daily Preview – Thursday, August 9th

Jamaican sprinting star Usain Bolt will try to captivate the crowd at Olympic Stadium with another historic performance as the London Games hit Day 13 on Thursday.

Bolt will aim for his fifth Olympic gold medal when he races in the 200-meter final. Four years ago in Beijing, he won gold in the men’s 100, 200 and 400- meter relay and he’s already won the 100 here in London. Bolt joined Carl Lewis of the United States as the only men to win consecutive 100 golds and no man has ever claimed two Olympic titles in the 200.

Once again, the biggest threat to end Bolt’s run of gold is expected to come from his countryman Yohan Blake, who beat Jamaica’s national hero in both the 100 and 200 earlier this summer at the country’s Olympic trials.

Bolt easily qualified for the final of the 200 on Thursday with a time of 20.18 seconds. Blake had the best time of the three heats, running the half- lap in 20.01 seconds. American sprinter Wallace Spearmon was next after Blake, finishing only .01 seconds behind. Spearmon crossed the finish line third at the Beijing Games, but was later disqualified for stepping out of his lane.

Also, U.S. athlete Ashton Eaton will try to finish strong in the decathlon to win gold. The world record holder in the event is leading the field in London with 4,661 points — 220 more than countryman Trey Hardee.

The decathlon concludes Thursday with the final five disciplines: the 110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 meters.

Thursday’s track and field competition will also see the women battle for gold in javelin, while the men will vie for medals in the triple jump and 800 meters.

Following a thrilling semifinal victory against Canada, the U.S. women’s soccer team will try to capture its third consecutive Olympic gold. The Americans only reached the final after winning their semifinal on an Alex Morgan header in stoppage time of the second extra period against Canada.

The U.S. will face Japan, which edged France on Monday to advance. The final will be a rematch of the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, which was won by Japan. However, the Americans have won three of four gold medals in women’s soccer since the sport became part of the Olympic program in 1996.

Brazil’s Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego will play Germany’s Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann in the gold medal match for men’s beach volleyball. The bronze medal match will feature Latvia’s Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins against Reinder Nummerdor and Rich Schuil of the Netherlands.

Reigning Olympic champion Chen Ruolin heads into the semifinals of the women’s 10-meter platform event as a heavy favorite. Chen, who has already captured synchronized platform gold with Wang Hao in London and is the world champion in both platform events, was the top finisher in the preliminaries Wednesday.

She will be looking to sweep the platform events for the seconds straight Olympics. Brittany Viola, the daughter of 1988 American League Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola, was among the 18 divers who qualified for the semis. The final is Thursday night.

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