RIM handed Nokia a first payment of €50m to put an end to the companies' patent disputes, and plans to pay ongoing royalty payments, the firm revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Canadian BlackBerry-maker settled with one-time mobile leader Nokia just before Christmas, but both companies …

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Wednesday 2nd January 2013 16:29 GMT Anonymous Coward

Well

That whole episode went swimmingly for RIM.

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1. Wednesday 2nd January 2013 16:44 GMT dogged
  
  Re: Well
  
  Yup. Needs small text warning - "Notice - Arbitrator may decide that your payment must go up as well as down".
  
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2. Wednesday 2nd January 2013 17:35 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  And so
  
  The floodgates are opened.....
  
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3. Wednesday 2nd January 2013 17:38 GMT LarsG
  
  Errr.... Secret?
  
  Well if it is secret why do we know about it?
  
  Was it to protect share prices in RIM or has there been some insider info/dealing that they wanted to keep it secret?
  
  Hmm.
  
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Wednesday 2nd January 2013 16:46 GMT RyokuMas

It's like Samsung-Apple all over again... except smaller...

... I'll get me coat.

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1. Wednesday 2nd January 2013 17:11 GMT Tom 35
  
  Except
  
  Likely for real technical patents, not slide to unlock, round corners, and square icons.
  
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Wednesday 2nd January 2013 17:06 GMT gizmo23

Fiscal third quarter 2013?

That's forecasting!

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Wednesday 2nd January 2013 17:47 GMT Will Godfrey

Can't help wondering if this is just putting off the inevitable... for both companies.

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Wednesday 2nd January 2013 18:26 GMT Anonymous Coward

Who is then the real innovator?

If the royalty payments are to Nokia, isn't Nokia then the real innovator?

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1. Wednesday 2nd January 2013 20:55 GMT Mage
  
  Re: Who is then the real innovator?
  
  Maybe in the past. With HW.
  
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Wednesday 2nd January 2013 21:09 GMT stragen001

Meh, no one cares about RIM or Nokia anymore......

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Wednesday 2nd January 2013 23:49 GMT Anonymous Coward

I wonder if they will be paying more because BB X is just a UP ripoff off of the Swipe UI from Nokia used on their MeeGo handsets.

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