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Patent Notices

RIM's software products, wireless handheld products and/or portions thereof are covered by various Canadian, U.S. and/or foreign patents. In additionally, several Canadian, U.S. and/or foreign patent applications are pending.

NTP License

RIM has licensed one or more of the following NTP, Inc. patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 6337628, 6317592, 6272190, 6198783, 6169485, 6067451, 5973601, 5819172, 5751773, 5745532, 5742644, 5722064, 5722059, 5717725, 5714937, 5710798, 5694428, 5650769, 5640146, 5631946, 5625670, 5479472, 5446759, 5438611 and 5436960; U.S. Patent Application Serial Nos. 10/090841, 10/086846, 09/640076, 07/850487, 07/850275, 07/850274 and 07/702319; Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Nos. 9627173, 9625802, 9506368 and 9221197; Canadian Patent Nos. 2212009 and 2169078; Canadian Patent Application No. 2212008; Australian Patent Application Nos. 96/51610, 96/47308 and 93/50943; European Patent Application Nos. 811214 and 716790; and Japanese Patent Application/Registration Nos. 2002515192 and 0502581.

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