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BlackBerry again files lawsuit against mobile keyboard startup Typo Products, this time over Typo2

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Blackberry has filed a second lawsuit against Typo Products, the company backed by US TV and radio personality Ryan Seacrest, alleging that the latest version of their product, dubbed Typo2, also copies its design and patents.

“The Typo2 Keyboard still blatantly copies BlackBerry’s iconic keyboard trade dress designs that have been embodied in numerous BlackBerry smartphones from the 2007 BlackBerry 8800 to the current Q10 and Classic models,” the company said in its complaint. “The Typo2 Keyboard also infringes numerous BlackBerry utility patents related to BlackBerry’s proprietary keyboard design, backlighting and typing automation technologies.”

The first lawsuit was filed back in January last year, shortly after the first generation Typo iPhone keyboard case was announced. A few months later, Blackberry won an injunction on the sale of the $99 accessory, which Typo Products violated, and was hit with $860,000 in sanctions.

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