Samsung folds? – Deal reached with Research in Motion over BlackJack

In an update to an earlier post regarding the suit by Research in Motion Ltd. against Samsung Electronics Co. with respect to Samsung’s mark BlackJack, the parties have apparently reached a deal. The settlement terms are confidential but news reports indicate that part of the settlement includes the withdrawal of Samsung’s trademark application for BlackJack and limitations regarding continued use of the BlackJack mark by Samsung. This settlement, together with RIM’s victory in a British patent dispute earlier this week, should mean that nothing’s looking black for RIM these days.

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This entry was posted by Karen Monteith on Monday, February 12th, 2007 at 8:42 am and is filed under Branding, Famous Marks, Protection & Enforcement. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

One Response to “Samsung folds? – Deal reached with Research in Motion over BlackJack”

  1. Canadian Trademark Blog » Another RIM Trademark Suit on November 13th, 2007 4:22 pm

    [...] In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Research In Motion (”RIM”) based in Waterloo, Ontario, is again alleging that another company is using trademarks that are similar to those used by RIM.  In this most recent complaint, RIM seeks to prevent LG Electronics Inc. from using such names as Black Label, Strawberry and Black Cherry.  An earlier claim brought against Samsung Electronics regarding its use of the mark BlackJack was settled earlier this year. [...]