Blackberry

BlackBerry was once a formidable company, but over time it resorts to patent litigation and shakedown, as detailed or chronicled below.

2018

 * Microsoft — Like BlackBerry — is Nowadays a Patent Extortion Company, So Ignore the ‘Shared Innovation Initiative’ Nonsense
 * It Won't Be Long Before BlackBerry Becomes Just a Patent Extortion Operation, Formerly Recognised as a Real Company
 * BlackBerry is Now Suing Facebook Using Software Patents, Canadian Press is Talking Like a Patent Troll: “You Better Not Screw With Us”

2017

 * Ericsson and Microsoft-Led Nokia Crush Companies That Make Phones With Linux, BlackBerry Becomes Litigation Firm
 * Qualcomm, BlackBerry and Nokia Are Being Reduced to Mere Patent Trolls Without Any Products, Only Patents
 * BlackBerry Cannot Sell Phones and Apple Looks Like the Next BlackBerry (a Pile of Patents)
 * Patent Trolls Roundup: BlackBerry, Dominion Harbor, IPNav, IP Bridge
 * Patents Are Turning BlackBerry and Nokia, Which Used Android, Into Anti-Android Fronts That Tax Android OEMs
 * BlackBerry’s Aggressive Patent Strategy Was a Miserable Failure
 * Apple is the Next BlackBerry
 * Mark Kokes, the Man Behind BlackBerry’s Patent Aggression, Leaves the Company
 * BlackBerry Has Turned Into a Patents and Licensing Company
 * Patent Trolls Update: Rodney Gilstrap Maintains His Support for Trolls, MPEG-LA Goes Hunting in China, and Blackberry Hits Nokia

2016

 * BlackBerry Calls off Phone Business, Becomes Full-Time Patent Troll, Files Even More Patent Lawsuits in Texas
 * Apple’s Lawsuits Against Android Are Helping Patent Trolls, Canadian Android OEM BlackBerry Turns to Texas for Trolling
 * Patents Roundup: BlackBerry, Huawei, PTAB, GAO, Aggressive Universities With Patents, and Software Patents in Europe

2015 and Earlier

 * Red Hat and BlackBerry: Companies That Use Linux But Also Hoard Software Patents and Use These Against Rivals in the Linux Space
 * On BlackBerry and Other Patent Trolls
 * BlackBerry — Like Microsoft Nokia — Could be the Next Patent Proxy Troll
 * RIM to Pay Microsoft for FAT FUD