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02-05-2015, 02:18 AM
Typo Products, a company that developed a BlackBerry-esque keyboard case for the iPhone, must pay BlackBerry $860,000 for continuing to sell its Typo case despite being ordered to cease sales in March (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-29/blackberry-wins-court-order-blocking-sales-by-seacrest-s-typo.html).
The Typo keyboard was first an**unced in December of 2013 (http://allthingsd.com/20131205/ryan-seacrest-wanted-a-keyboard-for-his-iphone-so-he-invested-1-million-in-one/) and was backed by media personality Ryan Seacrest (of American Idol fame). Seacrest reportedly invested $1 million into the product, which was the result of a desire to introduce a physical keyboard for the iPhone.
According to Seacrest and his partner Lauren Hallier, they saw many of their friends carrying two phones -- one for typing and correspondence, presumably a Blackberry, and an iPhone for everything else. The keyboard that the duo developed, which snapped onto an iPhone, bore a marked resemblance to BlackBerry's signature keyboards, a fact that did **t go un**ticed by the company.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/01/typoblackberry.jpgOriginal Typo iPhone case next to the BlackBerry Q10
Just a month after the Typo keyboard was an**unced, BlackBerry filed a lawsuit (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/03/blackberry-sues-ryan-seacrests-startup-over-typo-iphone-keyboard/) accusing Typo Products of "blatantly" copying the BlackBerry keyboard and infringing on BlackBerry patents. A judge agreed with BlackBerry, handing down the aforementioned injunction that banned the Typo from selling its keyboards, despite Typo's argument that it was **t harming BlackBerry as BlackBerry was already losing market share.
Typo ig**red the injunction and continued selling its Typo keyboard cases, leading BlackBerry to file a contempt of court (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140824/19073828310/ryan-seacrests-typo-blows-off-injunction-sells-thousands-possibly-infringing-keyboards.shtml) order in August, which resulted in today's $860,000 fine. BlackBerry had initially asked for $2.6 million in penalties, plus attorneys' fees for the violation.
In addition to continuing to sell the original keyboard case, Typo Products introduced the Typo2 keyboard for the iPhone 6 in December of 2014 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/08/typo2-iphone-6-keyboard/), which it says does **t infringe on any BlackBerry patents. Typo2 features a sleeker design with a built-in keyboard that unfortunately blocks the Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 6. Typo's website currently sells Typo2 keyboards (http://typokeyboards.myshopify.com) for both the iPhone 5/5s and the iPhone 6.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/02/typoiphone6.jpgTypo2 for iPhone 6
In response to the fine levied against it, a Typo representative told Re/code that the ruling is "part of the ongoing patent litigation related to the initial Typo product" and that it "has ** impact on the Typo 2." A BlackBerry representative only had this to say: "The court's order speaks for itself."http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/35070/f/648326/s/430d2a45/sc/5/mf.gif
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أكثر... (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/04/typo-to-pay-blackberry-860k/)
The Typo keyboard was first an**unced in December of 2013 (http://allthingsd.com/20131205/ryan-seacrest-wanted-a-keyboard-for-his-iphone-so-he-invested-1-million-in-one/) and was backed by media personality Ryan Seacrest (of American Idol fame). Seacrest reportedly invested $1 million into the product, which was the result of a desire to introduce a physical keyboard for the iPhone.
According to Seacrest and his partner Lauren Hallier, they saw many of their friends carrying two phones -- one for typing and correspondence, presumably a Blackberry, and an iPhone for everything else. The keyboard that the duo developed, which snapped onto an iPhone, bore a marked resemblance to BlackBerry's signature keyboards, a fact that did **t go un**ticed by the company.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/01/typoblackberry.jpgOriginal Typo iPhone case next to the BlackBerry Q10
Just a month after the Typo keyboard was an**unced, BlackBerry filed a lawsuit (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/03/blackberry-sues-ryan-seacrests-startup-over-typo-iphone-keyboard/) accusing Typo Products of "blatantly" copying the BlackBerry keyboard and infringing on BlackBerry patents. A judge agreed with BlackBerry, handing down the aforementioned injunction that banned the Typo from selling its keyboards, despite Typo's argument that it was **t harming BlackBerry as BlackBerry was already losing market share.
Typo ig**red the injunction and continued selling its Typo keyboard cases, leading BlackBerry to file a contempt of court (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140824/19073828310/ryan-seacrests-typo-blows-off-injunction-sells-thousands-possibly-infringing-keyboards.shtml) order in August, which resulted in today's $860,000 fine. BlackBerry had initially asked for $2.6 million in penalties, plus attorneys' fees for the violation.
In addition to continuing to sell the original keyboard case, Typo Products introduced the Typo2 keyboard for the iPhone 6 in December of 2014 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/08/typo2-iphone-6-keyboard/), which it says does **t infringe on any BlackBerry patents. Typo2 features a sleeker design with a built-in keyboard that unfortunately blocks the Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 6. Typo's website currently sells Typo2 keyboards (http://typokeyboards.myshopify.com) for both the iPhone 5/5s and the iPhone 6.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/02/typoiphone6.jpgTypo2 for iPhone 6
In response to the fine levied against it, a Typo representative told Re/code that the ruling is "part of the ongoing patent litigation related to the initial Typo product" and that it "has ** impact on the Typo 2." A BlackBerry representative only had this to say: "The court's order speaks for itself."http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/35070/f/648326/s/430d2a45/sc/5/mf.gif
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أكثر... (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/04/typo-to-pay-blackberry-860k/)