BlackBerry sues Typo over its familiar-looking iPhone keyboard

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http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/9268ec4d5938e443d172b297c2da2e76/typo-keyboard-iphone.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/03/blackberry-sues-typo-over-its-familiar-looking-iphone-keyboard/)If you thought Typo's iPhone keyboard (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/06/typo-keyboard/) looked an awful lot like the keyboard from a BlackBerry Q10 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/23/blackberry-q10-review/), you're not alone. BlackBerry has just sued Typo (http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/blackberry-files-suit-against-typo-nasdaq-bbry-1866087.htm) in a Northern California court for alleged patent infringement. The slide-on peripheral is a "blatant" copy of BlackBerry's signature input feature, according to the company. We've reached out to Typo for commentary, but it may not have many options -- the crew in Waterloo has patented a lot of keyboards (http://www.engadget.com/tag/blackberry,keyboard,patent/), and it's hard to deny the strong resemblance.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/03/blackberry-sues-typo-over-its-familiar-looking-iphone-keyboard/