Typo loses case against BlackBerry, ordered by jury to pay up $860,000 in damages

While we are flattered by the desire to graft our keyboard onto other smartphones, we will not tolerate the deliberate use of our iconic design without proper permission. - BlackBerry

Typo needs to pay BlackBerry US $860,000 in damages according to a federal judge that ruled Typo had violated an injunction barring sales of its original iPhone keyboard case and continued to sell the product even after it was ordered to stop.

Typo makes keyboard cases for Apple's iPhone that add a tactile QWERTY keyboard for more precise typing. The original Typo keyboard copied the look and feel of BlackBerry's famed keyboard, including button shape as well as the metal frets that divide the rows of keys. These are designs that have long been recogniseable parts of BlackBerry devices.

BlackBerry wins sales injunction against Typo keyboard case

Some good news for BlackBerry, they won a court order to bar the Ryan Seacrest-backed Typo keyboard accessory from being sold. Typo famously brought a BlackBerry-like QWERTY keyboard experience to Apple's iPhone. Copying the look of the keys and even the frets separating rows of keys from recent BlackBerry smartphones, the Typo keyboard took over an iPhone's software keyboard but also obscured the iPhone's home button and fingerprint sensor. What will Typo do next?