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Gemstar Sues Paul Allen's Digeo
Gemstar Sues Paul Allen's Digeo
By Steve Donohue, STAFF
(Multichannel News) _ Gemstar-TV Guide International's legal team is back on the offensive, filing a patent infringement suit Friday against Paul Allen's Digeo.
The suit, filed in a California federal court, alleges that Digeo's Moxi interactive program guide infringes Gemstar's IPG patents.
Gemstar attorneys said the company decided to sue Digeo after the company failed to reach a license agreement with the interactive TV company, and after Digeo filed an antitrust suit against Gemstar.
"We have attempted over an extended period of time to engage in patent licensing discussions with Digeo regarding the Moxi guide Digeo's refusal to negotiate a patent license with us, and its decision to file suit against us, left us no option except to pursue legal remedies to protect the value of our intellectual property," Gemstar executive VP and general counsel Stephen Kay said in a prepared statement Friday.
Digeo officials couldn't be reached for comment by deadline.
Gemstar, which dominates the IPG sector with its TV Guide Interactive product, is no stranger to patent suits. Most of Gemstar's suits have ended in settlements, including deals reached in recent years with EchoStar, Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola and Pioneer.
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( Source: http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=74063 )
By Steve Donohue, STAFF
(Multichannel News) _ Gemstar-TV Guide International's legal team is back on the offensive, filing a patent infringement suit Friday against Paul Allen's Digeo.
The suit, filed in a California federal court, alleges that Digeo's Moxi interactive program guide infringes Gemstar's IPG patents.
Gemstar attorneys said the company decided to sue Digeo after the company failed to reach a license agreement with the interactive TV company, and after Digeo filed an antitrust suit against Gemstar.
"We have attempted over an extended period of time to engage in patent licensing discussions with Digeo regarding the Moxi guide Digeo's refusal to negotiate a patent license with us, and its decision to file suit against us, left us no option except to pursue legal remedies to protect the value of our intellectual property," Gemstar executive VP and general counsel Stephen Kay said in a prepared statement Friday.
Digeo officials couldn't be reached for comment by deadline.
Gemstar, which dominates the IPG sector with its TV Guide Interactive product, is no stranger to patent suits. Most of Gemstar's suits have ended in settlements, including deals reached in recent years with EchoStar, Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola and Pioneer.
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( Source: http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=74063 )
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Gemstar is not only ubiquitous, it is also litigious.Darkman said:...Gemstar, which dominates the IPG sector with its TV Guide Interactive product, is no stranger to patent suits. Most of Gemstar's suits have ended in settlements, including deals reached in recent years with EchoStar, Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola and Pioneer.
Gemstar Fires Patent Suit at Digeo
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By Todd Spangler
10/23/2006
Gemstar-TV Guide International hasn't lost that litigious feeling: On Oct. 13, the interactive-TV company filed a federal patent-infringement lawsuit against media-center manufacturer Digeo, claiming it refused to license two of Gemstar's interactive program guide patents.
Gemstar said it decided to sue Digeo after the companies failed to reach a licensing agreement. Digeo, meanwhile, had filed an antitrust suit against Gemstar on Sept. 28.
"Digeo's refusal to negotiate a patent license with us and its decision to file suit against us left us no option except to pursue legal remedies to protect the value of our intellectual property," Stephen Kay, Gemstar's general counsel, said in a statement...
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( The entire article is at the following source: http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6383565.html )
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By Todd Spangler
10/23/2006
Gemstar-TV Guide International hasn't lost that litigious feeling: On Oct. 13, the interactive-TV company filed a federal patent-infringement lawsuit against media-center manufacturer Digeo, claiming it refused to license two of Gemstar's interactive program guide patents.
Gemstar said it decided to sue Digeo after the companies failed to reach a licensing agreement. Digeo, meanwhile, had filed an antitrust suit against Gemstar on Sept. 28.
"Digeo's refusal to negotiate a patent license with us and its decision to file suit against us left us no option except to pursue legal remedies to protect the value of our intellectual property," Stephen Kay, Gemstar's general counsel, said in a statement...
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( The entire article is at the following source: http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6383565.html )
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