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RIM’s BlackBerry devices are among the top selling business-centric phone in the U.S. and are steadily gaining some traction overseas. So it doesn’t surprises RIM wants to protect its brands as much as possible.
And now they’ve decided to go against LG and their “Black Label” line which has such phones as Chocolate Strawberry and Black Cherry. Apparently, it’s impossible for RIM to see these devices co-exist with their BlackBerry phones, even though we have such carrier as Verizon offering both RIM’s devices alongside LG Chocolate series. Users may get confused, and buy other device, hence RIM is asking to court for the destruction of all LG goods with Pearl, Berry or Black in their names.
Now this is getting ridiculous. RIM wants to have all “berries.” C’mon guys, what’s next – to dominate all the fruit names? 
Anyway, this isn’t the first time RIM is suing a company over a name. Earlier, we saw them confronting Samsung over BlackJack. Meaning, it’s not just the fruit RIM wants to protect, it’s also the color!
I would recommend them to better invest the money into the R&D for the new 9xxx series phones, rather than on lawyers. We’ll see where this goes…
[Via: GlobeAndMail]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
