BlackBerry maker cleared to use BBM name
Published Jun 1 2012, 15:44 BST | By Mark Langshaw
Radio and TV audience measuring company BBM Canada accused the Blackberry maker of infringing on its trademark, but its legal challenge was rejected by the Federal Court of Canada, Reuters reports.
"We are pleased that the Federal Court of Canada sided with RIM and confirmed that RIM's use of BBM does not infringe the trademark rights of BBM Canada as they had alleged," RIM said in a statement.
The ruling marks a change of fortunes from RIM, who have been struggling in the phone and tablet market for some time. Recent reports suggest that it is about to slash around 2,000 jobs in a bid to reduce its global workforce by 12%.
RIM introduced a wave of layoffs last summer, but has continued to struggle financially. Earlier this month, its share prices fell by 5.76% following a lukewarm reception to a prototype of its BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
The first Blackberry 10 devices are expected to be released in late 2012, meaning that they could face stiff competition from Apple's next generation iPhone.
Watch a video introducing the Blackberry 10 below:
you don't ever fall down... everyone will be saying you are bad and will want to get something from you.
July 17th 2012 at 1:52am
Everytime you year that someone's phone is broken, it's always a Blackberry
June 2nd 2012 at 2:57pm
Surprised these are still going. Awful overpriced outdated phones and the worst app marketplace going. I had a curve a couple of years ago, had it for about 7 days before getting rid of it to try android and never looked back. They should just concentrate on the business sector.
June 2nd 2012 at 11:59am
Blackberry is dead from a consumer pov.
Should've just stuck to focusing on the business sector.
June 2nd 2012 at 9:39am
That's just hideous.
June 1st 2012 at 7:33pm