BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram in messaging patent spat

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonMar 7, 2018, 3:21 am258 pts
BlackBerry -- yep, them -- has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, claiming that the companies infringed on patents relating to BlackBerry Messenger. This is not the first time the company has sued other tech firms, drawing on its back catalog of over 40,000 patents in a bid to pull in…

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