TiVo wins patent validation - Yahoo! News
SAN JOSE, Calif. - TiVo Inc. on Thursday proclaimed itself winner of the latest round in its battle against EchoStar Communications Corp. after federal regulators validated the digital video recorder maker's patent that is central to the case.
EchoStar was disappointed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision but said the agency's conclusion won't affect its pending appeal of a court ruling in TiVo's favor. The court decision requires it to pay TiVo $89.6 million in damages for patent infringement and to stop distributing DVRs or to modify features of its products.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - TiVo Inc. on Thursday proclaimed itself winner of the latest round in its battle against EchoStar Communications Corp. after federal regulators validated the digital video recorder maker's patent that is central to the case.
EchoStar was disappointed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision but said the agency's conclusion won't affect its pending appeal of a court ruling in TiVo's favor. The court decision requires it to pay TiVo $89.6 million in damages for patent infringement and to stop distributing DVRs or to modify features of its products.
