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"After a brush with litigation, iPhone case creator Typo has come back swinging with a new keyboard design that it claims differs from its first attempt, which was accused of getting just a bit too much inspiration from BlackBerry.\nA San Francisco court granted a preliminary injunction in March that Typo, which was cofounded by TV producer Ryan Seacrest, could no longer sell its product on the grounds that it too closely resembled the physical keyboard on BlackBerry phones.\nSee also: The 10 Most Blatant Design Ripoffs in Social Media\nLike the first Typo, this version has a QWERTY keyboard that snaps onto an iPhone. Some new features include a keyboard backlight behind the keyboard and a lock key that prevents users from accidentally pressing buttons. Typo 2 also moves a few keys around and changed many of the button designs.\n\nIn addition to an altered font, the middle line of keys on the Typo 2 (left) is moved inward and the shift key was dropped down a line.Image: Mashable Composite, Niki Walker TypoMatthew Larson, a lawyer not associated with the case who specializes in patent litigation, predicts BlackBerry will not approve of the changes enough to drop the case.\n\"It's not going to be enough to deter BlackBerry from bringing additional claims,\" he told Mashable. \"They would try to tie Typo 2 into the existing litigation.\"\nTypo 2's website makes no mention of the original product but merely explains the thought process for the new one. \n\"Typo 2 was born out of a desire for efficiency. For several years, many of our friends and colleagues carried two phones: one for typing and correspondence and an iPhone for virtually everything else,\" the website reads. \nThe case is selling for $99 on pre-order and will ship in mid-September. \nBlackBerry declined to comment on the new product.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBONUS: 5 Common Phone Charging Myths\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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