BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook and its companies WhatsApp and Instagram for their use of instant messaging. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook "created mobile messaging applications that co-opt BlackBerry's innovations, using a number of the innovative security, user interface, and functionality enhancing features.
The International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration has ruled against BlackBerry in a contract dispute with Nokia. The court found that BlackBerry failed to make payment under a patent license contract.
BlackBerry announced today that it has entered into a strategic licensing agreement with Teletry, an independent operating company with expertise in building relationships.
John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry joined Cheddar on the day the company moves to the New York Stock Exchange after 30 years at the Nasdaq. Chen explained that it's time to relaunch the company.
Back in August of 2016, BlackBerry filed two patent lawsuits in the United States against BLU Products. Both companies announced today they have entered into a patent license agreement.
The man who was leading BlackBerry's efforts to make money from its patent portfolio has left to join a health technology company, two sources with knowledge of the move said on Monday.
BlackBerry and Timex Group announced today they have entered into a patent license agreement. The financial structure of the deal includes on-going royalty payments from Timex to BlackBerry.
VirnetX Holding Corporation today announced it has entered into a Patent Standstill Agreement with HTC. The deal was facilitated by VirnetX's licensing partner, IPVALUE Management Inc.
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BlackBerry announced today that it has reached an agreement with Qualcomm resolving all amounts payable in connection with the interim arbitration decision announced on April 12, 2017.
BlackBerry has been awarded $814.9m (around £652m) in an arbitration settlement with Qualcomm. That £652m sum, which will increase next month when legal fees and interest are added, was awarded to BlackBerry.
Specialist Intellectual Property (IP) Law firm EIP today secured a significant decision on behalf of its client in a case of international relevance to the telecoms sector.
LG has filed complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission and United States District Court for the District of Delaware against BLU for infringing five LG patents that have been declared as essential to the LTE standard.