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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001070235-04-000130
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20041209
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041209

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001070235
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-29898
		FILM NUMBER:		041192253

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		295 PHILLIP ST
		STREET 2:		WATERLOO
		CITY:			ONTARIO CANADA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5198887465

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		295 PHILLIP STREET
		STREET 2:		WATERLOO, ONTARIO N2L 3W8
		CITY:			ONTARIO
		STATE:			A6
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      <p><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>News Release dated December 9, 2004
 (&#147;Nextel and RIM Announce Plans to Extend Nextel's Industry Leading Wireless Location Applications to the BlackBerry Platform&quot;)</FONT></p>


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                                                                       <b>Nextel Communications Inc.</b><br>
                                                                       2001 Edmund Halley Drive<br>
                                                                       Reston, Va. 20191<br><br>




                                                                          <b><i>Nextel Communications Media Contact:</i></b><br>
                                                                                     Rich Pesce (703) 433-4927<br><br>

                                                                       <b><i>Nextel Communications Investor Contact:</i></b><br>
                                                                                   Paul Blalock (703) 433-4300<br><br>

                                                                                          <b><i>  RIM Media Contact:</i></b><br>
                                                                              Courtney Flaherty (212) 771-3637<br><br>

                                                                                         <b><i>RIM Investor Contact:</i></b><br>
                                                                             Investor Relations (519) 888-7465<br><br>



<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><b>Nextel
and RIM Announce Plans to Extend Nextel&#146;s Industry Leading Wireless Location
Applications to the</b> </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>BlackBerry Platform </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><I>ISVs encouraged to
develop location-enhanced applications to support navigation, location and tracking</I> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Nextel Developers Conference
&#151; Miami, FL &#151; December 9, 2004</B> &#150; Nextel Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:
NXTL) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to
enable location-based services on the BlackBerry&reg; platform. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>RIM and Nextel are providing
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and developers with the comprehensive resources and
environment to support location-enhanced applications including the GPS-enabled devices,
network, services, infrastructure and development tools needed to create and deliver
powerful mobile applications. This support allows developers to create new applications,
incorporating navigation, location and tracking services together with the unique
connectivity features of BlackBerry including always-on operation, push-based services,
advanced security and back-end integration. Customers will also enjoy the combined power
and benefits of wireless email, phone, Direct Connect Services, messaging, browser and GPS
technologies in a single device. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;We believe that location-based
services will add a complementary and powerful dimension to the BlackBerry experience and
open many new opportunities for RIM and Nextel to engage and support customers and the
development community,&#148; said Mark Guibert, vice president, corporate marketing at
Research In Motion. &#147;The combination of location-based services and BlackBerry Mobile
Data Service provide a particularly powerful foundation for developers to leverage and we
believe a wide range of applications and solutions are suitable from navigation to fleet
management to continuity planning to field service to supply chain management to public
safety.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;The need to better manage
company assets, combined with what is an increasingly mobile workforce makes location
based services an important business requirement,&#148; said Danny Bowman, vice president,
wireless data services, Nextel. &#147;The combination of the BlackBerry handheld and
location based services can help improve business efficiency by providing the ability to
determine the location of employees, a company&#146;s vehicles and inventory.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>To encourage design of location-based
applications for the BlackBerry platform, RIM and Nextel are announcing a Nextel Java
Developer Contest at the Nextel Developers Conference, December 9-10, in Miami. Developers
can create location-based applications for the recently introduced, GPS-enabled BlackBerry
7520&#153;. For additional information on the BlackBerry 7520 Java Developers Challenge,
including entry forms and full contest rules visit <U>http://developer.nextel.com</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Existing and new BlackBerry ISV
Alliance partners have already started developing an array of applications that will
include, but not be limited to, services that will provide: </FONT></P>

<ul>
<li>      Navigation for audible and visual real-time driving directions
<li>      Location data to locate company assets and field employees
<li>      Tracking to better manage company vehicles and inventory and optimize routes with improved tracking
         and planning
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>About Nextel </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Nextel Communications, a FORTUNE 200
company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless
communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network
in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Today 95
percent of FORTUNE 500 companies are Nextel customers. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc.
currently serve 297 of the top 300 U.S. markets where approximately 259 million people
live or work. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>About Research In Motion
(RIM) </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Research In Motion is a leading
designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide
mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and
services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and
solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS
messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad
array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services
with wireless connectivity to data. RIM&#146;s portfolio of award-winning products,
services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world
and include the BlackBerry* wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld(tm) product line,
software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements.
Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America,
Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or
www.blackberry.com. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Forward-looking statements in this
news release are made pursuant to the &#147;safe harbor&#148; provisions of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words such as
&#147;intend&#148; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information
available to Research In Motion Limited. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements include, without limitation, possible product defects and product liability,
risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations,
the initiation or outcome of litigation, acts or potential acts of terrorism,
international conflicts, significant fluctuations of quarterly operating results, changes
in Canadian and foreign laws and regulations, continued acceptance of RIM&#146;s products,
increased levels of competition, technological changes and the successful development of
new products, dependence on third-party networks to provide services, dependence on
intellectual property rights and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in
RIM&#146;s periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, and other regulatory authorities. The Company has no intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>The BlackBerry and RIM families of
related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research
In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. All other
brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of
their respective owners. </FONT></P>








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<TD><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has   duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto   duly
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<p></P><table width="600" border="0"><tr><td width="33">&nbsp;</td><td width="209">&nbsp;</td><td colspan="2"><div align="center"><b><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>Research
        In Motion Limited </font></b></div><hr><div align="center">(Registrant) </div></td></tr><tr><td width="33">Date:</td><td width="209"><div align="center"><u>December 9, 2004</u></div></td><td width="59">By:</td><td width="271">/s/ Rob Duncan <hr><div align="center">(Signature)
</div></td></tr><tr><td width="33">&nbsp;</td><td width="209">&nbsp;</td><td width="59">&nbsp;</td><td width="271">Rob Duncan</td></tr><tr><td width="33">&nbsp;</td><td width="209">&nbsp;</td><td width="59">&nbsp;</td><td width="271">Vice President, Corporate Controller</td></tr></table>


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