WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and maybe Facebook Messenger are at the center of a new scandal, the BlackBerry company suing the American company for infringing some of its own patents. Blackberry accuses WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram of using text messaging technologies that were patented by Blackberry in the past, with a 117-page complaint filed in an American court.
WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram infringe patents registered for technologies used for Blackberry Messenger in the past, and now Facebook will have to defend itself in court against the accusations. Blackberry claims that the messaging functions of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram were copied after they proved to be very popular for Blackberry Messenger, and if this is true, then Facebook will have a lot to pay for in the future.
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WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram say they have patented technologies not only for sending messages, reading them, etc., but also for encrypting messages that are sent between users through the platforms. What's more, including the technology to include games in messaging platforms WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram is something Blackberry claims was stolen from it, along with other user-visible interface elements.
WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram would have been copied from Blackberry, including the functions of displaying the time of sending messages, applying tags for friends and photos, or the way in which notifications sent to users are displayed. Basically Blackberry claims that almost all messaging platforms of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram were copied from it, something that will have to be proven in court, so it will be a very tough fight between the two companies.
WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are the most popular social media and messaging platforms on the planet, so the Blackberry attack is logical, but it remains to be seen if there is any truth behind the accusations. In response, Facebook says that Blackberry has become embarrassing, it can no longer innovate and wants to extort money from it.
