Product names and trademarks
RIM trademarks
- Do not alter trademarks (for example, use "BlackBerry" instead of "Blackberry" or "BB").
- Do not use trademarks as nouns or verbs (for example, use "your BlackBerry device is . . ." instead of "your BlackBerry is . . .").
- Do not use trademarks in plural or possessive form (for example, use "BlackBerry devices" instead of "BlackBerries").
To view a list of RIM trademarks, visit na.blackberry.com/eng/legal/trademarks.jsp.
BlackBerry smartphone product names
- When you refer to a specific BlackBerry smartphone model, use the full product name at all instances (for example, use "BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone" instead of "BlackBerry Curve").
- When you refer generally to BlackBerry smartphones or BlackBerry enabled devices, use "device" at all instances.
To view a list of BlackBerry smartphone product names, visit http://na.blackberry.com/eng/legal/product_names.jsp.
BlackBerry product names or component names
- Use the full product name or component name at all instances.
- When you refer to a specific version of a BlackBerry product, do not include "version" before version numbers (for example, use "BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0").
To view a list of BlackBerry product names, visit http://na.blackberry.com/eng/legal/product_names.jsp#tab_tab_products.
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