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BlackJack Too Close to BlackBerry for RIM’s Liking

December 11, 2006 by Robb Dunewood 7 Comments

 
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has sued Samsung, maker of the BlackJack, a new mobile device with arguably the coolest commercial for a smartphone, for trademark infringement in US Federal Court in Los Angeles last week. RIM thinks that the name BlackJack is so similar to BlackBerry that it could confuse consumers actually looking for a BlackBerry.

I figured that it was just a matter of time before this happened. One of our RIMarkable readers mom mistakenly bought him a BlackJack for Christmas thinking it was the BlackBerry Pearl.

[Via Engadget]
BlackBerry, Samsung, BlackJack

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  1. Allison says

    December 11, 2006 at 3:10 pm

    Well, I can see why RIM is doing this. I’ve found a few webpages, and this is my
    favorite one. It lists all the specs for the pearl, and then at the bottom, shows
    two giant pictures of the Blackjack.

    http://www.americancell.com/Cingular-Pearl.htm

    pretty amusing.

    Reply
  2. Jay says

    December 11, 2006 at 3:12 pm

    Dumb, Dumb, Dumb…

    Hmmm, you just survived a lawsuit that dang near put you out of business and now you want to launch a frivilous lawsuit over a dumb name???

    Get real…no one will confuse the BlackJack with the BlackBerry Pearl unless the sales rep does it for them…

    Reply
  3. Robb Dunewood says

    December 11, 2006 at 4:07 pm

    Allison,

    All I can say is wow. That almost deserves its own post. In fact…

    Reply
  4. Hell NO says

    December 11, 2006 at 9:24 pm

    Ones a blackberry and ones a piece of crap

    Reply
  5. Robb Dunewood says

    December 12, 2006 at 7:25 am

    True, but the fact remains that to a first time smartphone buying consumer the similar name on a similar device could cause confusion.

    Reply

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  1. RIMarkable says:
    December 11, 2006 at 4:28 pm

    Example of why RIM is Suing Samsung over the name BlackJack

    Some people think that the RIM suing Samsung over trademark infringement is ridiculous, however after the jump, we are going to show you exactly why RIM is bringing this suite up…

    American Cell, a company based out of California actually sells the…

    Reply
  2. RIM and Samsung Reach Settlement in BlackBerry Vs. BlackJack Suit | RIMarkable | The official, unofficial BlackBerry Weblog says:
    February 7, 2007 at 10:08 pm

    […] You’ve probably heard by now that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion sued Samsung, maker for the BlackJack, stating that the name BlackJack infringed on RIM’s trademarked name […]

    Reply

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