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BlackBerry finally takes on its biggest threat: Ryan Seacrest

04
Jan
2014

Just one day after dumping Alicia Keys, BlackBerry has gotten itself tangled up with yet another celebrity. BlackBerry has filed a lawsuit against Typo Products, the startup cofounded by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest that aims to bring BlackBerry-style keyboards to iPhones. BlackBerry says that Typo “blatantly copied BlackBerry’s keyboard with its iPhone keyboard case designed to slip on to iPhone devices,” although the company acknowledged that it was “flattered by the desire to graft our keyboard onto other smartphones.” Looking at Typo’s keyboard pictured above, you can see that BlackBerry might have a point about it directly ripping off its own keyboard designs. The company’s full press release follows below. BlackBerry Files Suit Against Typo – BlackBerry charges Typo has infringed

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