Mformation, a maker of mobile device management software, says it has sued Research in Motion (RIM) and its wholly owned US subsidiary, Research in Motion Corporation for patent infringement, reports Cnet.

The patent infringement lawsuit filed in the US District Court for Northern California states that RIM and its subsidiary have infringed and continue to infringe Mformation’s US patents number 6,970,917 and 7,343,408. The company has accused RIM of making, using and selling Blackberry devices and management software based on systems and methods of remote device management invented by Mformation and covered by its patents.

According to a statement released by the New Jersey-based Mformation, after refusing to licence Mformation’s systems and software disclosed during licensing discussions, RIM modified its Blackberry software to include Mformation’s patented systems and methods of remote management anyway. Mark Edwards, CEO of Mformation, said, "We firmly believe in the importance and value of innovation, and have invested significantly for many years in developing our industry leading device management technology. We are also committed to protecting our intellectual property as it is a core asset of our business when absolutely necessary."

Earlier, RIM had to pay a settlement of $612.5 million to NTP for patent infringement. Mformation has not revealed what remedies it is seeking. X