BlackBerry Sues Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApps for Infringing Patents

BlackBerry, which has evolved from a specialized smartphone vendor into an enterprise software company, is suing Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp subsidiaries claiming these companies are infringing on messaging patents long held by BlackBerry. The seven-count, 117-page lawsuit, which was filed March 6, alleges that Facebook and its subsidiaries "created mobile messaging applications that co-opt BlackBerry's innovations, using a number of the innovative security, user interface, and functionality enhancing features that made BlackBerry's products such a critical and commercial success in the first place."