BlackBerry Legal Entity Name Change
On July 9, 2013, the shareholders of BlackBerry approved a motion to change the legal name of the company from Research In Motion Limited to BlackBerry Limited. Similar changes have been made and are being made to BlackBerry Limited's "Research In Motion" subsidiaries around world, as set out in the tables below. The change of name does not affect any of the rights or obligations under the agreements or other documents listed on this www.blackberry.com/legal website ("Documents"). Once a company’s name has been changed, references to the former company name in any of the Documents are deemed to be references to the applicable new "BlackBerry" company name.
Country | FORMER Research In Motion Subsidiary Name | NEW BlackBerry Subsidiary Name |
Canada | Research In Motion Limited | BlackBerry Limited |
Country | FORMER Research In Motion Subsidiary Name | NEW BlackBerry Subsidiary Name |
Argentina | Research In Motion Argentina S.A. | BlackBerry Argentina S.A. |
Australia | Research In Motion Australia Pty Limited | BlackBerry Australia Pty Limited |
Austria | Research In Motion Austria GmbH | BlackBerry Austria GmbH |
Belgium | Research In Motion Belgium BVBA | BlackBerry Belgium BVBA |
Brazil | Research In Motion Serviços de Suporte de Vendas do Brasil Ltda. | BlackBerry Serviços de Suporte de Vendas do Brasil Ltda. |
Chile | Research In Motion Comercial Chile Limitada | BlackBerry Comercial Chile Limitada |
Colombia | Research In Motion Colombia Ltda. | BlackBerry Colombia Ltda. |
Czech Republic | Research In Motion Czech Republic s.r.o. | BlackBerry Czech Republic s.r.o. |
France | Research In Motion France S.A.S. | BlackBerry France S.A.S. |
Germany | Research In Motion Deutschland GmbH | BlackBerry Deutschland GmbH |
Hungary | Research In Motion Trading Hungary Limited Liability Company | BlackBerry Hungary Limited Liability Company |
India | Research In Motion India Private Limited | BlackBerry India Private Limited |
Indonesia | PT Research In Motion Indonesia | PT BlackBerry Indonesia |
Italy | Research In Motion Italy S.r.l. | BlackBerry Italy S.r.l. |
Malaysia | Research In Motion Malaysia SDN. BHD. | BlackBerry Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. |
Mexico | Research In Motion Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | BlackBerry Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |
Netherlands | Research In Motion Netherlands B.V. | BlackBerry Netherlands B.V. |
Nigeria | Research In Motion Nigeria Limited | BlackBerry Technologies Nigeria Limited |
Poland | Research In Motion Poland Sp. z o.o. | BlackBerry Poland Sp. z o.o. |
Singapore | Research In Motion Singapore Pte. Limited | BlackBerry Singapore Pte. Limited |
South Africa | Research In Motion South Africa (Proprietary) Limited | BlackBerry Mobile South Africa (Proprietary) Limited |
Spain | Research In Motion Spain, S.L. | BlackBerry Spain, S.L. |
Sweden | Research In Motion TAT AB | BlackBerry Sweden AB |
Switzerland | Research In Motion Switzerland AG | BlackBerry Switzerland AG |
United Arab Emirates | Research In Motion Middle East & Africa FZ-LLC | BlackBerry Middle East & Africa FZ-LLC |
United Kingdom | Research In Motion UK Limited | BlackBerry UK Limited |
United States | Research In Motion Corporation Research In Motion RF, Inc. (f.k.a. Paratek) | BlackBerry Corporation BlackBerry RF, Inc. |
Pending Changes
Country | Current Research In Motion Subsidiary Name | Anticipated BlackBerry Subsidiary Name |
China | RIM Mobile Sci&Tech (China) Co., Ltd. | BlackBerry Sci&Tech (China) Co., Ltd. |
Hong Kong | Research In Motion HK Limited | BlackBerry HK Limited |
Russian Federation | Research In Motion CIS Limited Liability Company | BlackBerry CIS Limited Liability Company |
Saudi Arabia | Research In Motion Saudi Arabia LLC | BlackBerry Saudi Arabia LLC |
Turkey | Research In Motion Bilgisayar Destek Hizmet Limited Şirketi | BlackBerry Bilgisayar Destek Hizmet Limited Şirketi |