News Summary: RIM patents, network have value

THE TROUBLES: Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, expects to post an operating loss for the current quarter, a sign that BlackBerry sales are falling even faster than analysts expected.

WHAT CAN RIM DO?: One way is to sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would step up to buy RIM —and why?

COMPANY’S VALUE: The company gets monthly fees from phone companies in exchange for running the systems that deliver email and Web pages to BlackBerrys. The other major component of RIM’s value is its patent portfolio.

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