DivX Settles Multi-Jurisdictional Patent Suits with Samsung and LG
shot by IP News Shots / 7:04 pm on 30 July, 2021
DivX LLC has reached a settlement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. bring an end to multiple patent suits spanning across the US, Germany, and Brazil. The plaintiff had accused the defendants of infringing on streaming patents with their smart TV products. As per the settlement, a complaint filed with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) will also be terminated.
Industry: Consumer Electronics, Entertainment, Media
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PTAB Refuses to Review Video Patent Challenged by Unified Patents
shot by IP News Shots / 6:56 pm on 20 July, 2021
Unified Patents has been hit with a loss after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) declined the review of a video compression Standard Essential Patent (SEP) belonging to the Electronics Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) as well as other Korean institutions. In the ruling, the board stated that Unified was unable to prove that at least one of the challenged claims in the patent owned by ETRI and two Universities were invalid for being obvious or anticipated.
Industry: Media, Telecommunications
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TiVo Announces Expansion and Extension of Patent License with Fox Corporation
shot by IP News Shots / 6:51 pm on 15 July, 2021
TiVo and Fox Corporation have announced the expansion and the extension of a patent licensing agreement that they have. As part of the agreement, Fox will not only continue to have access to TiVo’s patent portfolio but will also expand it.
Industry: Entertainment, Media
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shot by IP News Shots / 8:05 pm on 12 July, 2021
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has given a split verdict in a patent case stating that remotes by Roku, Inc. infringe on a patent owned by Universal Electronics Inc. However, the trade commission also found two of Universal Electronics’ patents to be invalid.
Industry: Electrical Equipment, Media
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ChanBond’s Patent Suits Come to an End Following Settlement with Defendants
shot by IP News Shots / 8:02 pm on 12 July, 2021
13 consolidated patent infringement cases brought by ChanBond, LLC have ended as the company reached a settlement with major cable companies that it had accused at the US District Court for the District of Delaware. The defendants including Comcast Corp., Charter Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc. and others agreed to settle the case and filed for a case dismissal at the court.
Industry: Media
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CAFC Affirms Facebook’s Win in Patent Case
shot by IP News Shots / 6:08 pm on 09 July, 2021
After having deliberated in the case, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has ruled in the favour of Facebook Inc. as it affirmed the invalidation of two map display patents belonging to inventor Thaddeus Gabara. The inventor had appealed to the CAFC seeking to revive its patent infringement case against Facebook, but the CAFC agreed that the patents were in fact invalid on the basis of being abstract.
Industry: Entertainment, Media
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