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Waterloo, Ont.-based Research In Motion has set aside more than $150 million for the potential royalty payments. It also continues to face the threat of an injunction as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the District Court's finding of infringement on 11 of the 16 claims at issue in the disputed NTP patents.

Despite its precarious position, Research In Motion has never shown any inclination - at least publicly - to settle the case. It's not clear what, if anything, has changed.

Keith McLean, portfolio manager of several mutual funds at Investors Group that hold Research In Motion shares, said Research In Motion may have decided that the dispute has gone on long enough. NTP may also be growing weary and be willing to settle at a reasonable royalty rate, he said. By reasonable, McLean said he meant something in the low single-digits.
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