Install BlackBerry patent dispute with the company Typo Seacrest

BlackBerry keyboard Company Ltd and television presenter Ryan Seacrest typos Products have agreed to settle a patent dispute over the sale of keyboards smartphones certain size, said the Canadian smartphone maker on Monday.

Under the agreement, will stop selling typos keyboards smart phones and other devices with smaller screens of 7.9 inches, BlackBerry said. You can continue to sell keyboards for larger devices.

In February, a district court of the United States typos sanctioned, co-founded by "American Idol" host Seacrest, for violating a court order banning the sale of a $ 99 keyboard case iPhone BlackBerry said infringed its patents.

Physical keyboards have remained a key selling point for BlackBerry, loved by many of the most loyal followers of the company, as it loses market share to the iPhone and phones running the Android operating system from Google, which usually have keyboards Apple touchscreen.