BlackBerry Sues Ryan Seacrest’s Typo iPhone Keyboard Case Startup

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Posted January 3, 2014 at 6:30pm by iClarified

BlackBerry today announced that it had filed a suit in the Northern District of California against Typo, the Ryan Seacrest funded Keyboard Case for iPhone. Typo announced last month that it was available for pre-order allowing you to type faster and with less typos on your iPhone.
BlackBerry argues the case violates their intellectual property rights and BlackBerry's patented ‘iconic’ keyboard design, which it will protect from copying and infringement.

“This is a blatant infringement against BlackBerry’s iconic keyboard, and we will vigorously protect our intellectual property against any company that attempts to copy our unique design. From the beginning, BlackBerry has always focused on offering an exceptional typing experience that combines a great design with ergonomic excellence. We are flattered by the desire to graft our keyboard onto other smartphones, but we will not tolerate such activity without fair compensation for using our intellectual property and our technological innovations,” said Steve Zipperstein, BlackBerry's General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer.

The Typo Keyboard violates BlackBerry's intellectual property rights, and BlackBerry will protect those rights from blatant copying and infringement. BlackBerry’s iconic physical keyboard designs have been recognized by the press and the public as a significant market differentiator for its mobile handheld devices.

Check out the Typo Keyboard (left) and the BlackBerry Keyboard (right). Do you think BlackBerry has a case against Typo?

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Anthony - January 6, 2014 at 2:33pm

HAHAHA! You guys are all awesome! Just sayin, Cheers guys.. Have a Good Monday

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gamerscul9870 - January 6, 2014 at 2:41pm

Not me.

Crystal - January 5, 2014 at 12:49am

I pre ordered 2 cases. Are they still going to be shipped this month?

gamerscul9870 - January 5, 2014 at 1:53am

Oh god why go old school with this, if you use a 5s, good luck with the "scanning" part, no offense.

Joe Dirt - January 4, 2014 at 9:57pm

BLACK BERRY IS LIKE BETA MAX TRYING TO STAY ALIVE...It's so sad... Okay maybe a VHS...

gamerscul9870 - January 4, 2014 at 10:16pm

Beta max?

Ryan Seabreast - January 4, 2014 at 9:52pm

This is so stupid.. Now BB is showing everyone where they will find money to fund the dying company once call the business phone. The final attempt will really show everyone the desperation of the company.

SquiffyPwn - January 4, 2014 at 7:33pm

Time for Ryan to back to his business that he is good in it

SJ - January 4, 2014 at 4:06pm

Love the tag line "Sometimes we've to go backward to go forward"... And Blackberry chose to sue them... Does it mean they acknowledge that their technology is way backward than any other in the current market?

Cliff - January 4, 2014 at 3:43pm

Or is blackberry worried of Ryan's fame?

Cliff - January 4, 2014 at 3:41pm

Instead of blackberry sticking its nose into apple, or it talking about its great invovation, it should either start thinking about saving itself from being out of the market and/or allow the users to decide if the new product is any worth using it.

kane - January 4, 2014 at 7:56am

skip the legal discussion and focus on the UNusability of this product. There is NO WAY (ergonomically) you can type with this keyboard as displayed in the movie. it's a bullshit product, will not work, covers the homebutton etc etc etc

Steve J - January 4, 2014 at 5:01am

Zombie attack.. They have invented QWERTY or what is their issue !?

Mike - January 4, 2014 at 2:13am

Who made you a lawyer? It's patent infringement - not copyright. And you are wrong anyway about your 10% comment.

Dafuq - January 4, 2014 at 6:07am

I bet you don't feel the same way when another company infringes on apple's bs patents.

George W - January 4, 2014 at 1:20am

I dont know what wrong with this country the everyone is suing each other?

thatoneguywiththephone - January 4, 2014 at 1:15am

I'm surprised at the number of people saying Blackberry is grasping at straws when Apple has similar lawsuits going all over the world. That's just the nature of the tech business. Remember when Apple won a lawsuit against Samsung because they infringed on their patent by having a bezel on their phones?

gamerscul9870 - January 4, 2014 at 1:33am

Yeah but samsuck is stealing from apple behind their backs trying to stay alive, without iPhone there'd be no galaxies.

Stephen - January 4, 2014 at 8:22am

Yeah and without Xerox there'd be no Apple.

Joe Dirt - January 4, 2014 at 9:53pm

yeah without toilet paper there won't be Samsung.

areilly111 - January 3, 2014 at 11:12pm

Blackberry needs to get with the times and realize that there dead. They should be happy that someone wants to use their fuckup of a design.

Mr Bo jangles - January 3, 2014 at 11:02pm

Blappleberry

Steven - January 3, 2014 at 10:45pm

Looks like they just moved a few keys to make it not an exact copy even has the same raised point on the number five key. All aside it's a pretty close match but who would use it? Maybe Ryan but I'm not going to run out for one

Sly - January 3, 2014 at 10:23pm

I thought that kb property belong to Gutenburgh!

ManBearPig - January 3, 2014 at 7:25pm

Such a litigious society we live in. So sad we have to sue the crap outta each other just because we can.....

Trucker68 - January 3, 2014 at 7:06pm

BlackBerry grasping at straws

gamerscul9870 - January 3, 2014 at 6:51pm

Who wants the old buttoned keyboard anyway, slower then just touching an onscreen keyboard.

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