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Blackberry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps by boman2014(op): 11:29pm On Mar 06, 2018
Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry is suing Facebook, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps

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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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Re: Blackberry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps by blackpanthar: 11:33pm On Mar 06, 2018
hahahahahahaha


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.
Re: Blackberry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps by ayourbamie: 1:18am On Mar 07, 2018
They should sue whatsapp too.
Re: Blackberry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps by Nobody: 1:49am On Mar 07, 2018
Facebook and whatsapp is becoming creepy. No privacy again.
Re: Blackberry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps by GrandMufti: 1:58am On Mar 07, 2018
InternetGenius:
grin grin 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.

Re: Blackberry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps by GrandMufti: 8:03am On Mar 07, 2018
InternetGenius:
You that understood the post has anything added to your mentality?
Yes... that not everyone understands what intellectual property means
Re: Blackberry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps by ollah2: 9:04am On Mar 07, 2018
GrandMufti:
Yes... that not everyone understands what intellectual property means
Too many kids here, not everyone deserves a response.
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