Accusations Are Traded on BlackBerry Accord

Research in Motion Ltd., operator of the BlackBerry e-mail service, and patent owner NTP Inc. traded accusations about their offers to settle a dispute that threatens to ban most use of the hand-held device in the U.S.

“RIM’s public assertions that NTP has not proposed a license that protects its carriers is both disingenuous and intentionally misleading,” Arlington, Va.-based NTP said.

“Don’t be fooled by NTP’s aggressive stance,” said Mark Guibert, a Research in Motion vice president. “They are simply trying to convince the court and the public that they’re being reasonable because they don’t want to look like extortionists.”