BlackBerry's epic war against Ryan Seacreast's typo keyboard

BlackBerry and Ryan Seacrest are not buds. The first Typo keyboard — an absolutely horrible iPhone keyboard attachment you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy — was the focus of a lawsuit that cost Seacrest's crew nearly Rs 5.3 crore approx.

Now BlackBerry is back, and suing them again for the Typo 2.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, here's what the complaint has to say on the matter: "Just as they did with the Typo Keyboard, defendants have again copied numerous proprietary designs and patents in the Typo 2 Keyboard. The Typo 2 Keyboard still blatantly copies BlackBerry's iconic keyboard dress designs that have been embodied in numerous BlackBerry smartphones from the 2007 BlackBerry 8800 to the current Q10 and Classic models."

Looks like BlackBerry has a point, even if the itemised list of similarities reads a little nitpicky. We're not talking multi-million dollar suits here, so the money exchanged isn't really the point.

The fight itself though, is just great. If the Typo was actually good, they'd probably still sue Seacrest, but at least the imitation would be somewhat flattering.