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Patently Absurd

The Register reports that RIM has been granted a patent on a “handheld wireless email device” with a thumb keyboard. 24 hours after getting the patent, RIM filed against Handspring, claiming that the Treo is infringing technology. The language of the patent is fairly broad, and might be ultimately unenforceable, but geez. Does this mean that an iPAQ 5000 with GPRS and a SnapNType keyboard is infringing, too?

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