Typo halted the sale of its add-on keyboard for the iPhone on Tuesday after an injunction took effect that bans it from being imported to the U.S.
The injunction is part of a patent lawsuit brought against it by BlackBerry and was triggered when BlackBerry put up a US$500,000 bond with the court. The money will be used to compensate Typo for its lost profits if it ends up winning the case.
Typo launched to considerable attention earlier this year, in large part because it was co-funded by TV and radio personality Ryan Seacrest.
BlackBerry quickly filed suit, alleging that Typo’s keyboard is an “obvious knock-off” of the keyboards on its BlackBerry phones. The $99 product slips onto an iPhone 5 or 5s.
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The injunction is part of a patent lawsuit brought against it by BlackBerry and was triggered when BlackBerry put up a US$500,000 bond with the court. The money will be used to compensate Typo for its lost profits if it ends up winning the case.
Typo launched to considerable attention earlier this year, in large part because it was co-funded by TV and radio personality Ryan Seacrest.
BlackBerry quickly filed suit, alleging that Typo’s keyboard is an “obvious knock-off” of the keyboards on its BlackBerry phones. The $99 product slips onto an iPhone 5 or 5s.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Reported by PC World 7 hours ago.