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TiVo, EchoStar Back in Court Over DVR Patent Dispute

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 17, 2009 - 11:11am.
Texarkana, Texas - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) and DISH Network operator EchoStar (NASD: SATS) were back in court on Tuesday, with TiVo arguing that EchoStar should have to pay additional damages for infringing on its digital video recorder patent, Reuters reported.

TiVo initially sued EchoStar in 2004, and a federal court in 2006 sided with TiVo and ordered EchoStar to pay $104 million in damages.

EchoStar has continued to offer DISH subscribers DVR services using what it calls a "workaround" that does not utilize TiVo's patented technology.

TiVo is arguing in the current proceedings that the "workaround" still infringes upon its patents.

The company is seeking additional damages, as well as an injunction that would force EchoStar to stop using the technology on the millions of digital video recorder set-tops deployed with its subscribers.

 

Related Links:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNewsMolt/idUKTRE51G43T20090217

Published in DMW Daily, February 17, 2009
tags: Law | Lawsuits | TV | TiVo | DVR | EchoStar | DISH Network | Patents |



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