We’re no fans of RIM and their braindead PDA that so many marketdroids love, but the fact of the matter is that the whole case is bullshit. Techdirt has a great rundown. Here’s two key points:

• The firm (NTP) who brought suit actually make no product; they’re a patent holding company. This means they just sit around and wait for someone to bring something to market, and then they try to figure out how to connect the product to one of their patents. If they can do so, they extort money. If that doesn’t work, they sue. RIM, on the other hand, actually makes a product that people like. Make of this what you will.
• The patent NTP is betting on here is almost certainly invalid; that’s what all the delays are about. NTP wants the suit ruled on (or an injunction issued) before the patent gets invalidated. RIM wants to drag out the legal action long enough to get a ruling on the patent.