????對(duì)于上周有媒體稱三星和黑莓正在進(jìn)行收購(gòu)洽淡的報(bào)道,，兩家公司都迅速予以否認(rèn),。但全球最大的智能手機(jī)廠商為何愿意付出傳聞中的75億美元高價(jià),，來收購(gòu)一家盛年不再的加拿大技術(shù)公司呢？答案是：因?yàn)楹笳叱钟胸S富的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)——尤其是在前景光明的安全創(chuàng)新領(lǐng)域,。

????引發(fā)收購(gòu)熱議的是一篇路透社的報(bào)道,，報(bào)道援引了一份關(guān)于潛在交易的文檔作為消息源。實(shí)際上,，三星已經(jīng)至少一次地表示過對(duì)黑莓的興趣了,，那時(shí)還是2012年。而對(duì)于最新的謠言,，傳聞被收購(gòu)的目標(biāo)黑莓首先跳出來否認(rèn)交易正在進(jìn)行,。

????黑莓在周三下午的一份聲明中表示：“黑莓尚未與三星進(jìn)行過任何潛在的收購(gòu)談判。黑莓的方針是不對(duì)謠言和揣測(cè)加以評(píng)論,，因此我們也不會(huì)對(duì)此做出進(jìn)一步說明,。”

????三星的聲明則更加簡(jiǎn)短：“媒體對(duì)收購(gòu)的報(bào)道毫無根據(jù),?！?/p>

????人們揣測(cè)的重點(diǎn)在于黑莓健全的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)體系。黑莓擁有4.4萬項(xiàng)專利,，這一數(shù)值還在持續(xù)增長(zhǎng),。比如就在去年10月，該公司就至少獲得了27項(xiàng)專利,，涉及領(lǐng)域涵蓋電話會(huì)議界面,、觸摸屏，以及供智能手機(jī),、眼鏡,、健康腕帶等可穿戴設(shè)備使用的安全功能等等。安全性仍然是黑莓業(yè)務(wù)中最大的賣點(diǎn),。只要問問索尼影視部門就知道了,，在去年感恩節(jié)遭受黑客攻擊后，他們“求助”了過時(shí)的黑莓才重新啟動(dòng)了通信設(shè)備,。

????盡管隨著2014年末幾項(xiàng)官司塵埃落定，手機(jī)專利戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)似乎已經(jīng)降溫,，但新年伊始,，蘋果與愛立信就又在無線通訊的專利費(fèi)率上爆發(fā)沖突。黑莓過去就是一家熱愛訴訟的公司：他們甚至因?yàn)槊巳鸢?西克雷斯特設(shè)計(jì)的手機(jī)鍵盤而起訴他,。但近些日子以來,，公司更多地把工作重心放在了讓智能手機(jī)消費(fèi)者相信他們的技術(shù)依舊很棒，或至少很有意義上,。

????無論黑莓和三星聯(lián)姻這種事是否發(fā)生,，時(shí)代的發(fā)展已經(jīng)凸顯了移動(dòng)技術(shù)下一波創(chuàng)新（和訴訟）浪潮的所在：在日益移動(dòng)化的世界中掌握權(quán)限控制方法,，阻止企業(yè)遭到黑客襲擊。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：嚴(yán)匡正

????Both Samsung and BlackBerry quickly put the kibosh on a report Wednesday afternoon that the two are engaged in takeover talks. But why would the world’s biggest smartphone company pay a rumored $7.5 billion for a Canadian tech company whose glory days are past? Answer: Its rich intellectual property portfolio—especially all its juicy security innovations.

????The excitement was triggered by a Reuters story that cited documents about the potential transaction as the source of its information. Samsung actually has made at least one play for BlackBerry BBRY -19.77% before, in 2012. As to this latest rumor, the alleged takeover target was the first to refute that a deal is in the works.

????“BlackBerry has not engaged in discussions with Samsung with respect to any possible offer to purchase BlackBerry,” the company said in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon. “BlackBerry’s policy is not to comment on rumors or speculation, and accordingly it does not intend to comment further.”

????Samsung’s comment was shorter: “Media reports of the acquisition are groundless.”

????At the center of the speculation is BlackBerry’s healthy intellectual property portfolio, 44,000 patents and still growing. Last October, for example, the company won at least 27 new ones—covering everything from conference-calling interfaces to touch screens to security features for wearable technologies such as smart watches, eyeglasses and fitness bands. Security continues to be BlackBerry’s biggest selling point with businesses. Just ask the Sony movie studio division, which “resorted” to outdated BlackBerrys to restart communications after its security breach last Thanksgiving.

????Although it looked like the mobile patent wars might cool off after several settlements late in 2014, this year kicked off with a skirmish between Apple and Ericsson over patent royalties related to wireless communications. BlackBerry used to be pretty litigious: It even took on celebrity Ryan Seacrest over its keyboard! But these days it is more focused on trying to convince smartphone buyers that its technology is cool again. Or at least relevant.

????Whether or not any sort of BlackBerry-Samsung deal actually happens, the development highlights next wave of innovation (and litigation) in mobile technology: one centered on access control methods and containing corporate breachesin an increasingly mobile world.