Tag Archives: Kik

Kik’s defence to RIM’s infringement lawsuit

Posted on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by David Lam

Late last year, RIM sued Kik Interactive Inc., the maker of the popular cross-platform instant messaging client Kik Messenger, alleging breach of confidentiality, trademark infringement, and patent infringement.  At the same time, RIM also removed Kik Messenger from BlackBerry App … Continue reading →

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RIM v. Kik part 2

Posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by David Lam

Yesterday, RIM launched a suit against Kik Interactive for patent infringement. I just had a look at the statement of claim (available here), and it looks like there’s more to the story than simply patent infringement. Not only does RIM … Continue reading →

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RIM sues Kik for patent infringement

Posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by David Lam

If you’ve been following BlackBerry news lately, you know that Kik Messenger was booted out of the Blackberry app store by RIM on Nov 12, for “breaching contractual obligations”. Kik is an in instant messaging service, much like RIM’s BlackBerry … Continue reading →

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