BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) was once the leader in the smartphone segment in the mid-2000s when they were known as Research In Motion. Their BlackBerry smartphones had built-in physical keyboards and a trackball utilizing SMS technology.
Innovation has been the driving force behind our country since its inception. So much of our nation’s success has flowed from U.S. ingenuity and innovation. Yet much remains to be done on this front.
Patent wars have been a mainstay of the modern technology era, with some of the world's biggest companies embroiled in high-profile tête-à-têtes, from Apple vs. Samsung, Qualcomm and Nokia, to Google vs. Sonos, Twitter vs. IBM and many more. This is one fear that's emerging in the aftermath of OpenText's $6 billion acquisition of Micro Focus, a deal that closed six months ago. OpenText is no stranger to patent assertion, and it has already been accused of behaving like a patent troll in the wake of its 2019 acquisition of data security firm Carbonite a deal that has led to ongoing patent litigation proceedings against CrowdStrike, Kaspersky, Sophos, and Trend Micro.