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      <p><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>News Release dated August 2, 2005
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<H1 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>August 2, 2005 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Research In Motion
Provides Update on NTP Litigation </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Waterloo, ON</I> &#150; The U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (&#147;Federal Circuit&#148;) issued a ruling
today in the patent litigation between Research In Motion Limited (&#147;RIM&#148;)
(Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and NTP, Inc. (&#147;NTP&#148;). RIM had petitioned the Federal
Circuit for a rehearing of its initial December 14, 2004 ruling by the three-judge panel
and/or <I>en banc</I> review by all active judges of the Federal Circuit. Today&#146;s
ruling by the Federal Circuit granted RIM&#146;s petition for rehearing by the three-judge
panel, thereby rendering moot the petition for <I>en banc</I> review. In its ruling today,
the three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit formally withdrew its original decision of
December 14, 2004, and replaced it with a new decision. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>At trial in the District Court in
2002, NTP successfully asserted 16 claims of 5 patents against RIM. Today&#146;s Federal
Circuit decision reversed the District Court&#146;s ruling of infringement on 6 of the 16
claims, and found that RIM does not infringe those 6 claims. Consistent with its prior
ruling, the Federal Circuit also vacated the District Court&#146;s finding of infringement
of an additional 3 of the 16 patent claims because the District Court erred in construing
their scope, and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings based on the new
claim construction.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Infringement of the remaining 7
claims of the NTP patents was affirmed in today&#146;s ruling.&nbsp; However, 2 of those
claims have already been rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(&#147;USPTO&#148;) in its initial rulings in reexamination proceedings, and the other 5
claims (relating to a single patent) remain the subject of an ongoing Director-initiated
reexamination proceeding at the USPTO, in which an initial ruling is expected soon.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consistent with its prior ruling, the
Federal Circuit also vacated the damages award and injunction imposed by the District
Court and ordered further proceedings.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>On June 9, 2005, RIM announced that
it had brought a motion before the Federal Circuit seeking to stay the appeal and remand
to the District Court to enforce the parties&#146; March 2005 settlement of the
litigation.&nbsp;The Federal Circuit denied RIM&#146;s motion to stay the appeal. The
Federal Circuit was not asked to and did not rule on the enforcement of the settlement.
The effect of today&#146;s ruling is to leave&nbsp;the enforcement of the settlement to be
decided by the District Court.&nbsp;In addition, RIM may seek <I>en banc</I> review of
today&#146;s ruling of the panel as to the affirmed patent claims and may also seek review
by the United States Supreme Court. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>If the patent dispute returns to the
District Court on remand proceedings, RIM expects that NTP will ask the court to enter an
injunction similar to the one previously granted (and subsequently vacated by the new
Federal Circuit decision) that would prohibit RIM from providing BlackBerry service and
from using, selling, manufacturing or importing its handhelds and software in the United
States.&nbsp; While RIM maintains that an injunction is inappropriate given the facts of
the case and recent doubts raised as to the validity of the patents in question, it
ultimately will be up to the court to decide these matters and there can be no assurance
of a favorable outcome of any litigation. </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=2>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. 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&reg; wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld&#153; 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. 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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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This news release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 relating to RIM&#146;s plans and expectations regarding its dispute
with NTP.&nbsp; Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by
RIM in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions
and expected future developments, as well as other factors that RIM believes are
appropriate in the circumstances.&nbsp; Such forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, including, in particular, the inherent uncertainty
regarding the outcome of any litigation, and the risks and uncertainties and potential
outcomes that are described in the risk factor titled &#147;The Company May Infringe on
the Intellectual Property Rights of Others&#148; in the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section
of RIM&#146;s Annual Information Form for fiscal 2005, which is included in its Annual
Report on Form 40-F for fiscal 2005 (copies of which filings may be obtained at
www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov).&nbsp; These factors should be considered carefully, and
readers should not place undue reliance on RIM&#146;s forward-looking statements.&nbsp;
RIM has no intention and undertakes no 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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<B>Investor Contact:</B><BR>
RIM Investor Relations<BR>
(519) 888-7465<BR>
investor_relations@rim.com<BR>
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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>August 3, 2005</u></div></td><td width="59">By:</td><td width="271">/s/ Dennis Kavelman <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">Dennis Kavelman</td></tr><tr><td width="33">&nbsp;</td><td width="209">&nbsp;</td><td width="59">&nbsp;</td><td width="271">Chief Financial Officer</td></tr></table>


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