Judge Bans Ryan Seacrest's Typo Keyboard

A federal judge has banned Ryan Seacrest's Frankenstein iPhone-and-BlackBerry device, according to CNN Money.

Typo, a startup co-founded by the "American Idol" host, began selling a snap-on BlackBerry-like keyboard for the iPhone in December. But BlackBerry filed a patent lawsuit against Typo in January, alleging that the $99 tactile keyboard was "a blatant infringement against BlackBerry's iconic keyboard."

A California judge has blocked sales of Typo's case until the lawsuit is resolved. The court noted that BlackBerry "has established a likelihood of proving that Typo infringes the patents at issue," and that Typo had not yet presented a substantial rebuttal.


"This ruling will help prevent further injury to BlackBerry from Typo's blatant theft of our patented keyboard technology," BlackBerry said in a statement Monday. "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."

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