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Not Much (So Far) on DISH/TiVo Case
According to press accounts, not much happened during Thursday's hearing centered on the continuing patent infringement dispute between TiVo and EchoStar/DISH Network.
The U.S. District Judge presiding over the legal matter made no moves on the case, and didn't schedule any follow-up hearings. The litigation is in what's being called the penalty phase, and the initial hearing Thursday wasn't expected to produce much of any new developments.
At issue is whether DISH has complied with an injunction after a federal court found its DVR technology violated two TiVo patents. In addition to the U.S. District Court case in Texas, DISH has taken the matter to a Delaware court and to the U.S. Supreme Court.
There has been some spin on the legal items.
In a statement, TiVo reminded observers that the court is considering the arguments and that the company remains "confident in the outcome." In regulatory filings and statements, DISH has stated that the company was happy with an appeals court ruling that sided with the DBS service on TiVo's hardware claims but disappointed with the court's decision relating to TiVo's software claims.
According to press accounts, not much happened during Thursday's hearing centered on the continuing patent infringement dispute between TiVo and EchoStar/DISH Network.
The U.S. District Judge presiding over the legal matter made no moves on the case, and didn't schedule any follow-up hearings. The litigation is in what's being called the penalty phase, and the initial hearing Thursday wasn't expected to produce much of any new developments.
At issue is whether DISH has complied with an injunction after a federal court found its DVR technology violated two TiVo patents. In addition to the U.S. District Court case in Texas, DISH has taken the matter to a Delaware court and to the U.S. Supreme Court.
There has been some spin on the legal items.
In a statement, TiVo reminded observers that the court is considering the arguments and that the company remains "confident in the outcome." In regulatory filings and statements, DISH has stated that the company was happy with an appeals court ruling that sided with the DBS service on TiVo's hardware claims but disappointed with the court's decision relating to TiVo's software claims.
