It’s a sad day for CrackBerry addicts as RIM has lost another round in court.The company was hoping to end its 4-year-old patent battle with NTP, “a tiny U.S. intellectual property firm,” according to USA Today, which is claiming it held the patent to the BlackBerry before the Canadian powerhouse.RIM had hoped to get a judge to enforce a $450 million settlement after which NTP would leave RIM alone. The settlement was announced in the spring, but never finalized.The judge denied RIM’s request to end the whole thing, and now some legal experts say another judge could back NTP’s wish – that RIM stop providing BlackBerry service in the U.S. until the matter is truly settled. Other legal eagles say that won’t happen and the companies will hash it out before it comes to some drastic measures. Regardless, much green will be tossed about. USA Today speculates on the case’s future here.Via USA Today Related content news analysis FBI/IC3: Vile $5B business e-mail scam continues to breed FBI/IC3 reports over 40,000 worldwide victims and $5 billion in the latest reckoning By Michael Cooney May 08, 2017 5 mins Security news analysis Ultimate geek dream? NASA challenges you to jump on the FORTRAN bandwagon! NASA opens High Performance Fast Computing Challenge By Michael Cooney May 05, 2017 4 mins Government Open Source Enterprise Applications news analysis Fragmented, disorganized IT systems thwart feds ability to track visas DHS OIG says ineffective IT process has contributed to a backlog of more than 1.2 million visa overstay cases. By Michael Cooney May 04, 2017 5 mins Analytics Data Center Security news analysis TSA: “As you can imagine, live anti-tank rounds are strictly prohibited altogether.” TSA finds live anti-tank round in carry-on bag By Michael Cooney Apr 28, 2017 2 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe