Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry is suing Facebook, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps



Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps.

BlackBerry is claiming infringement on patents it holds for message encryption and notifications, and is seeking an injunction as well as damages for lost profits, although no
figure was given.

Facebook and its wholly-owned services Instagram and WhatsApp are named as defendants in the lawsuit.

"We have a lot of respect for Facebook and the value they've placed on messaging capabilities, some of which were invented by BlackBerry," BlackBerry spokeswoman Sarah McKinney said
in a statement.

She said BlackBerry would like to partner with Facebrook "in our drive toward a securely connected future, and we continue to hold this door open to them."

"However, we have a strong claim that Facebook has infringed on our intellectual property, and after several years of dialogue, we also have an obligation to our shareholders to
pursue appropriate legal remedies," McKinney added.

BlackBerry, after abandoning the manufacture of its once-popular smartphones, has refocused its core business on cybersecurity software and services.

https://m.phys.org/news/2018-03-blackberry-sues-facebook-messaging-apps.html

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they should BEG facebook jare.... suing them will not make them relevant... sheybi they were increasing the price of BB fones back then.... abegiii ...... They will have to be BOUGHT by MARK joor.

They should sue whatsapp too.

Facebook and whatsapp is becoming creepy. No privacy again.

InternetGenius:


Blackberry should forget oo, Facebook has money more than them and will win the case. Hmm, Facebook has helped alot through their media. Blackberry should have think twice before sueing Facebook because Facebook has already won self, I rest my case!

I bow to this your mentality o! It seems you didn't understand the post.

InternetGenius:


You that understood the post has anything added to your mentality?

Yes... that not everyone understands what intellectual property means

GrandMufti:


Yes... that not everyone understands what intellectual property means

Too many kids here, not everyone deserves a response.