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Not only does BlackBerry maker Research in Motion have an ongoing patent dispute  settlement case going  in the United States with wireless email technology patent holder NTP, they are trying to fend off a German lawsuite against T-Mobile.

Research In Motion Ltd. won the right to fast-track a challenge to a U.K. patent to protect sales of its BlackBerry e-mail pager in Europe, a week after the company said a settlement of a similar claim in the U.S. may be unraveling.

Basically this means that the court has granted RIM’s request to hear the case before the end of the year.  RIM is trying to head off any decline in sales because of uncertainty over the infringement claim.

Research In Motion reported their third quarter earnings today. The company is up 18% over last quater and up 138% from quarter three last year. The company is doing exceptionally well despite their legal battles over copyright infringement with NTP Inc.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion cannot say when a U.S. court will rule on its patent infringement battle with NTP, but there have been no recent developments, its co-chief executive said on Wednesday.