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Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 21 Aug 2020
August Oral Argument Recap
We are two weeks out from arguments in the Federal Circuit’s August sitting, so it is time for our monthly oral argument recap. As it has done for the…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 31 Dec 2019
2019 crisis leadership in review
There aren't many college basketball games that change the share price of a Fortune 100 company. But in February 2019, Duke University freshman star…
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd | Switzerland | 22 Jan 2019
BlackBerry vs. Blackphone: What color is a berry in the digital age?
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court finds that the increased scope of protection of a trademark achieved through use could also extend to an…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | USA | 19 Nov 2018
BlackBerry Buys Cylance for $1.4 Billion
BlackBerry Ltd. executed a $1.4 billion purchase of California-based cybersecurity company Cylance, which further illustrates how tech companies are…
IAM | USA | 8 Mar 2018
Now Blackberry has embraced monetisation, the only question is who follows Facebook as a licensing target
The lawsuit that Blackberry filed against Facebook alleging that the social media giant and its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram infringe seven of…
IAM | Canada | 5 Dec 2017
An exclusive look inside BlackBerry’s patent portfolio as the company continues its monetisation drive
The last five years have been busy for BlackBerry on the patent front as it has moved from a relatively passive, defence-based strategy to one that is…
IAM | Global | 20 Nov 2017
BlackBerry calls in deal making elite to help monetise its portfolio in smartphone sector
Last week BlackBerry put out a press release announcing what looks to be a pretty significant shift in its patent monetisation strategy. Instead of…
IAM | China, Global, USA | 23 Oct 2017
Hitachi expands its monetisation drive, targeting Blackberry and Asus in new US suits
Hitachi unit Maxell Ltd filed five US patent suits this month following on the Huawei and ZTE campaigns it launched last year. The breadth of the…
IAM | Global | 6 Oct 2017
Mark Kokes - the final interview before he departed BlackBerry head of IP licensing role
Last month we broke the news that BlackBerry VP of IP, licensing and standards, Mark Kokes, had unexpectedly left the company in mid-August, without a…
IAM | Global, USA | 2 Oct 2017
After licensing head’s exit, BlackBerry IP revenues top $50 million for second quarter
BlackBerry saw its IP revenues almost double in the second quarter, jumping from $32 million in the first three months of the fiscal year to $56…
