2015年2月24日 星期二

Blackberry想要剿滅Typo的手機鍵盤殼

Blackberry與Typo的訴訟先前報導:
http://enpan.blogspot.tw/2014/04/blackberryiphone.html(Blackberry贏了iPhone附掛鍵盤的禁制令)
http://enpan.blogspot.tw/2014/01/blackberry.html(產品、行銷、專利、商標與訴訟(談Blackberry模糊的訴訟策略))

當Typo Keyboard被告侵權,而且還取得禁令且輸了訴訟(Typo因持續販售而繳交罰金約86萬美元),仍進行一些改變且持續販售:Typo2 Keyboard,不過面對Blackberry"手機鍵盤"上既深且廣的專利佈局與使用者印象,這回提出告訴除了專利侵權外,還主張Typo2侵害Blackberry的外觀商標("Trade Dress",Blackberry未註冊),也就是侵害大眾在Blackberry一些產品線上的經典認知。

註(http://enpan.blogspot.tw/2012/08/trade-dress.htmlhttp://enpan.blogspot.tw/2009/04/trade-dress.html):
Trade dress是泛指一個產品的外觀,包括產品的包裝,也可說是保護一個消費者心目中的形象,或對產品認同的信心,防止消費者因為「辨識」混淆而產生錯買的事情。Trade Dress是透過一系列專利、產品與行銷所產生的印象,明顯的如Apple的iPhone, iPad, iPod,Blackberry一系列產品也形成類似的印象。

參考:
TMEP1202.02 Registration of Trade Dress
When an applicant applies to register a product's design, product packaging, color, or other trade dress for goods or services, the examining attorney must consider two issues: (1) functionality; and (2) distinctiveness....

訴訟資訊:
法院:北卡地院
原告:BLACKBERRY LIMITED
被告:Typo Products, LLC.
被告產品:Typo2 Keyboard


訴狀內列舉2007年、2013年黑莓產品,並引用許多報章雜誌的報導,並說明Typo明知故犯,希望藉此形成一個影響陪審團"蓄意侵權"決定的氛圍。



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新聞來源:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/blackberry-dials-up-second-lawsuit-774312

訴狀:
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