I suspect Mr. Balsillie still owns a chunk of BBRY stock, which in turn claims ownership of a massive (multi-billion dollar)[1] patent portfolio. Some might ar

I suspect Mr. Balsillie still owns a chunk of BBRY stock, which in turn claims ownership of a massive (multi-billion dollar)[1] patent portfolio. Some might argue that these patents represent the majority of the residual value of his former company, hence the alarmist rhetoric. The absence of any concrete info on how this will harm innovation is laughable. [1]: Patent buy in 2011: "Apple, RIM and their bidding partners control over more than 6,000 patents and applications that cover wireless and Internet technologies" which cost $4.5 Billion. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-07-01/nortel-sells-patent-portfolio-for-4-5-billion-to-group