Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Cisco sues TiVo to nullify four DVR patents, claims TiVo's just a big meanie]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/cisco-sues-tivo-to-nullify-four-dvr-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/cisco-sues-tivo-to-nullify-four-dvr-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/cisco-sues-tivo-to-nullify-four-dvr-patents/#comments TiVo frownTiVo is known for being more than a bit aggressive in claiming patent rights for its DVRs, and Cisco has apparently had the last straw. Scientific Atlanta's owner has sued TiVo this week in an attempt to negate four patents that TiVo is allegedly using to bully Cisco and other set-top box makers. As long as those patents are active or usable against others, TiVo will refuse to give a fair license, Cisco says -- leaving competitors with little choice but to either agree to a costly settlement or risk a ban. Before championing Cisco as the underdog, remember that it's likely counting on a large patent library as a Sword of Damocles over TiVo's head that could fall if TiVo decides on a countersuit. Regardless of the strategic maneuvering, there's no doubt that Cisco is hoping to avoid a lawsuit on the scale of the epic-length EchoStar case.

Cisco sues TiVo to nullify four DVR patents, claims TiVo's just a big meanie originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ciscodigital video recorderDigitalVideoRecorderdvrechostarhdpostcrosshome entertainmentHomeEntertainmentlawsuitlawsuitspatentpatent suitpatentsPatentSuitscientific atlantaScientificAtlantativoFri, 01 Jun 2012 13:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Engadget Podcast 238 - 05.06.2011]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/06/engadget-podcast-238-05-06-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/06/engadget-podcast-238-05-06-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/06/engadget-podcast-238-05-06-2011/#comments We'll tell you what: if you even blink these days, you're gonna miss a special guest on the Engadget Podcast. This week we've got Joystiq's Chris Grant in the house to shoot the shizzle on Sony's network hurt and the Wii 3D IMAX rumors bubbling up all around us. And we lure Richard Lawler to step out on his old lady, the Engadget HD Podcast, for a romp on the possibly slightly wilder side of the tracks. Let's do it: let's talk tech.

Host: Tim Stevens
Guests: Chris Grant, Brian Heater, Richard Lawler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: You Shook Me All Night Long

02:15 - Apple iMac hands-on, with dual 30-inch displays! (video)
03:00 - Apple iMac refresh official: Thunderbolt and next gen quad-core processors
03:45 - AT&T officially announces HP Veer 4G, available May 15th for $100 (update)
04:55 - Star Wars Blu-ray set ships Sept. 12th/16th (world/NA), has 40 hours of special features
06:35 - Dish Network, EchoStar will pay TiVo $500 million to settle DVR lawsuit
07:55 - Latest Windows 8 leaks reveal cloud-based settings, more app store evidence
09:35 - Droid Charge review
11:16 - Verizon document suggests LG Revolution will have Netflix pre-installed
13:47 - Sony promises 'phased restoration' of PlayStation Network and Qriocity starting this week
20:22 - Sony woes continue as SOE confirms data breach (update: 24.6 million accounts affected)
31:03 - Sony responds to Congress: all 77 million PSN accounts compromised, finger pointed at Anonymous
33:52 - BlackBerry Bold 9900 hands-on (update: video)
34:30 - BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 (Bold Touch) official
34:45 - BlackBerry Bold Touch makes brief appearance on RIM's website
35:05 - Android apps on PlayBook eyes-on (video)
35:48 - RIM announces BlackBerry 7 OS with better browser and BlackBerry Balance, but no legacy support
38:10 - Nintendo drops Wii price to $150 from May 15th, throws in a free Wii Wheel and copy of Mario Kart
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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4gandroidappleattblackberryblu rayBluRaybold 9900bold 9930bold 9930 touchBold9900Bold9930Bold9930Touchchargedish networkDishNetworkdroidechostarimaclgnetflixnielsennintendoplaybookplaystation networkPlaystationNetworkpodcastpodcastsqriocityrevolutionsoesonesonystar warsstarwarstivoveerverizonwiiwindows 8Windows8Fri, 06 May 2011 12:43:00 ESTEngadget Podcast 238Tim Stevens01:07:30podcasts<![CDATA[Dish Network, EchoStar will pay TiVo $500 million to settle DVR lawsuit]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/dish-network-will-pay-tivo-500-million-to-settle-dvr-lawsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/dish-network-will-pay-tivo-500-million-to-settle-dvr-lawsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/dish-network-will-pay-tivo-500-million-to-settle-dvr-lawsuit/#comments
 Dish Network, EchoStar and TiVo have come to a settlement on their long running patent dispute (since 2006) that will see the satellite company pay $500 million to settle all ongoing litigation. We stopped covering the various court judgements in this case last year as each side continued to file one stay and injunction after another, but this time it's finally over. The most recent court judgement came April 20th in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and found EchoStar in contempt of an earlier injunction despite modifications to its DVR software. The companies have licensed certain patents to each other, including the infamous Time Warp patent that was at the heart of the dispute. Details are in the press release after the break, but TiVo's scored an upfront $300 million cash payment (Dish Network is also reporting today it added 58,000 subscribers and had a net income of $549 million last quarter, we guess there was some loose change rolling around after its Blockbuster and DBSD purchases), with the remaining $200 million to be paid out between 2012 and 2017.

Now that the lawyers are out of the picture we wonder if we'll see any TiVo technology on Dish boxes or if a few hundred million in cash is enough to speed up the pace of updates for the Premiere. Interestingly, the press release noted Dish "work with TiVo to help develop our Blockbuster video service" so perhaps the ties between the rental company and TiVo played a part in seeing this dispute come to an end. TiVo's conference call mentioned the marketing agreement to promote Blockbuster's digital service and also how this settlement demonstrates the strength of its patent to other companies it's in litigation with -- that means you Microsoft, AT&T and Verizon.

Continue reading Dish Network, EchoStar will pay TiVo $500 million to settle DVR lawsuit

Dish Network, EchoStar will pay TiVo $500 million to settle DVR lawsuit originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 May 2011 07:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking newsdishdish networkDishNetworkdvrechostarlawsuitpatentsettlementtime warpTimeWarptivoMon, 02 May 2011 07:01:00 EST<![CDATA[USPTO rules against TiVo's "Time Warp" patent, but the fight vs. DISH rages on, again]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/uspto-rules-against-tivos-time-warp-patent-but-the-fight-vs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/uspto-rules-against-tivos-time-warp-patent-but-the-fight-vs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/uspto-rules-against-tivos-time-warp-patent-but-the-fight-vs/#commentsThe never ending TiVo / DISH Network patent saga continues, with the latest twist presented as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled TiVo's "Time Warp" patent is invalid. Both sides have issued press release in response, with TiVo pointing out this is "just one of several steps" in the review process" while DISH's Facebook status was predictably "pleased." For now, the only thing to report is that, as usual, nothing has really changed, the Appeals court is still undertaking a review of its previous ruling, and it will probably finish that before this Patent Office decision is resolved , given the opportunity for appeals to its board, and even through the federal courts. Still, depending on how this goes, it could have the most affect on TiVo's lawsuits against Verizon and AT&T, but right now we're just going to go grab (another) Snickers, this one will be going on for a long while yet.

Continue reading USPTO rules against TiVo's "Time Warp" patent, but the fight vs. DISH rages on, again

USPTO rules against TiVo's "Time Warp" patent, but the fight vs. DISH rages on, again originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading TiVo's $200m damages award against DISH is headed back to the appeals court, future

TiVo's $200m damages award against DISH is headed back to the appeals court, future originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 May 2010 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yes, there's a certain other patent brouhaha in the news right now, but we're not lying when we say these lawsuits take years to fully resolve. Take TiVo's endless time warp patent lawsuit against EchoStar, which started in 2006 and involves just a single patent: the court of appeals just today affirmed the $200 million contempt judgment against EchoStar from September. Of course, EchoStar is going to appeal to the full appeals court -- it always appeals -- and if that doesn't work we'd wager that this case will eventually be appealed to the Supreme Court for a second time. Don't worry, everyone keep can keep recording Idol -- this shouldn't affect TiVo or DISH Network customers at all. Statements from both TiVo and EchoStar after the break.

Continue reading TiVo's $200m damages award in EchoStar case affirmed, EchoStar to appeal (again)

TiVo's $200m damages award in EchoStar case affirmed, EchoStar to appeal (again) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>damagesdishdish networkDishNetworkechostarlawsuitlegalpatenttime warpTimeWarptivoSun, 06 Sep 2009 05:43:00 EST<![CDATA[TiVo awarded $200m in damages in EchoStar case, consumers not awarded end to the Echostar case]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/05/tivo-awarded-200m-in-damages-in-echostar-case-consumers-not-aw/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/05/tivo-awarded-200m-in-damages-in-echostar-case-consumers-not-aw/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/05/tivo-awarded-200m-in-damages-in-echostar-case-consumers-not-aw/#commentsOkay, so it's not the cool billion dollars in damages we'd heard TiVo was asking for, but $200 million ain't chump change if you're broke, you know? That's the amount in contempt damages TiVo will get if EchoStar loses its upcoming appeal in the endless time warp patent case, bringing the total amount of money on the table to nearly $400 million. As usual, that means virtually nothing for the average Dish or TiVo customer, but at least the lawyers involved can all buy new Audis for the winter now.

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Read - TiVo Swings to Loss, Files Infringement Suits
Read - TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Ended July 31, 2009
Read - TiVo Files Complaints for Patent Infringement Against AT&T and Verizon Communications in United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas; Seeking Damages and Injunction

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TiVo projects larger than expected losses, still taking the patent fight to AT&T and Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attcomcast tivoComcastTivodirectivodirectvdishdvrechostarfioslawsuitpatenttime warpTimeWarptivoverizonWed, 26 Aug 2009 20:19:00 EST<![CDATA[TiVo projects larger than expected losses, still taking the patent fight to AT&T and Verizon]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/tivo-projects-larger-than-expected-losses-still-taking-the-pate/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/tivo-projects-larger-than-expected-losses-still-taking-the-pate/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/tivo-projects-larger-than-expected-losses-still-taking-the-pate/#commentsWe'll let the analysts make sense of TiVo's new projection that it will lose $8 to $10 million in the third quarter, larger than Wall Street expectations while projected revenues are lower -- we're too busy adding Verizon and AT&T to the patent battlemap. Today it filed complaints against both for violating three of its DVR-related patents -- Nos. 6,233,389 B1 ("Multimedia Time Warping System"), 7,529,465 B2 ("System for Time Shifting Multimedia Content Streams"), and 7,493,015 B1 ("Automatic Playback Overshoot Correction System") if you must know -- seeking damages for past infringement and a permanent injunction. We'd assumed it would wait until settling things with DISH to push forward against other companies, but it looks like we're not the only ones getting impatient. Beyond the legal slapfight there's a few nuggets for the bleep bloop faithful, with the Comcast TiVo on-line scheduler beginning to roll out in Boston plus further expansions on the way and the due-in-2010 DirecTV HD TiVo still on track -- we'll need a few seasons of Law & Order queued up before this mess ever gets resolved.

Read - TiVo Swings to Loss, Files Infringement Suits
Read - TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Ended July 31, 2009
Read - TiVo Files Complaints for Patent Infringement Against AT&T and Verizon Communications in United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas; Seeking Damages and Injunction

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TiVo projects larger than expected losses, still taking the patent fight to AT&T and Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attcomcast tivoComcastTivodirectivodirectvdishdvrechostarfiberfioshdinternetlawsuitpatentsatellitetime warpTimeWarptivoverizonWed, 26 Aug 2009 20:13:00 EST<![CDATA[Patent Office rejects some of TiVo's patent claims, battle vs. DISH to rage on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/patent-office-rejects-some-of-tivos-patent-claims-battle-vs-d/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/patent-office-rejects-some-of-tivos-patent-claims-battle-vs-d/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/patent-office-rejects-some-of-tivos-patent-claims-battle-vs-d/#commentsYou knew it couldn't be over, right? The long running TiVo vs. DISH / Echostar patent case took a not-so-new twist yesterday when the Patent and Trademark Office issued a preliminary finding rejecting some of the claims of its Time Warp patent. While DISH was pleased, considering the PTO's conclusions as "highly relevant" to its ongoing appeal, TiVo issued a statement calling this step "not unusual" pointing out that the exact same thing happened when its patent was reexamined in 2005 (and subsequently upheld in 2007,) and that the next step in the process is where it will be able to present its explanation for the first time. All you need to know is that it will still be a while before anyone involved (except the two company's lawyers) are cashing any large checks, or gets their DVR taken away.

[Via Multichannel News]

Read - TiVo Statement on Developments in Lawsuit Against EchoStar
Read - DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding Tivo

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Patent Office rejects some of TiVo's patent claims, battle vs. DISH to rage on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dishdish networkDishNetworkdvrechostarlawsuitpatentpatent and trademark officePatentAndTrademarkOfficeptotime warpTimeWarptivoWed, 05 Aug 2009 09:04:00 EST<![CDATA[Patent Office rejects some of TiVo's patent claims, battle vs. DISH to rage on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/patent-office-rejects-some-of-tivos-patent-claims-battle-vs-d/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/patent-office-rejects-some-of-tivos-patent-claims-battle-vs-d/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/patent-office-rejects-some-of-tivos-patent-claims-battle-vs-d/#commentsYou knew it couldn't be over, right? The long running TiVo vs. DISH / Echostar patent case took a not-so-new twist yesterday when the Patent and Trademark Office issued a preliminary finding rejecting some of the claims of its Time Warp patent. While DISH was pleased, considering the PTO's conclusions as "highly relevant" to its ongoing appeal, TiVo issued a statement calling this step "not unusual" pointing out that the exact same thing happened when its patent was reexamined in 2005 (and subsequently upheld in 2007,) and that the next step in the process is where it will be able to present its explanation for the first time. All you need to know is that it will still be a while before anyone involved (except the two company's lawyers) are cashing any large checks, or gets their DVR taken away.

[Via Multichannel News]

Read - TiVo Statement on Developments in Lawsuit Against EchoStar
Read - DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding Tivo

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Remember when we thought that those $90 million and $190 million judgments in the endless TiVo / EchoStar case were big noise? Yeah, they were apparently pocket change: according to documents recently filed with the court, TiVo's asking for nearly a billion dollars in contempt sanctions against EchoStar. Unfortunately, the original document in which TiVo made the request was filed under seal because it contains confidential information, but it appears that TiVo's none too pleased that EchoStar violated the permanent injunction that ordered it to disable some 193,000 DVRs in the wild, and it's looking for some payback. For its part, EchoStar says that it doesn't have to comply with the court's order because the injunction was put on hold pending appeal -- an argument that appears on the surface to make perfect sense, but since we can't read TiVo's motion we can't say for sure what's going on, and there's always a chance the company's just playing hardball in order to force a late settlement. Given the rocky history of this endless case, we doubt that's likely, but one thing's for certain: all these lawyers are eating well tonight.

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Remember when we thought that those $90 million and $190 million judgments in the endless TiVo / EchoStar case were big noise? Yeah, they were apparently pocket change: according to documents recently filed with the court, TiVo's asking for nearly a billion dollars in contempt sanctions against EchoStar. Unfortunately, the original document in which TiVo made the request was filed under seal because it contains confidential information, but it appears that TiVo's none too pleased that EchoStar violated the permanent injunction that ordered it to disable some 193,000 DVRs in the wild, and it's looking for some payback. For its part, EchoStar says that it doesn't have to comply with the court's order because the injunction was put on hold pending appeal -- an argument that appears on the surface to make perfect sense, but since we can't read TiVo's motion we can't say for sure what's going on, and there's always a chance the company's just playing hardball in order to force a late settlement. Given the rocky history of this endless case, we doubt that's likely, but one thing's for certain: all these lawyers are eating well tonight.

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It's been a long, messy road, but now that TiVo's beaten a victory out of EchoStar in that seemingly-endless DVR patent lawsuit it sounds like the company is trying to exert some muscle -- it's already in talks to bring its service to Time Warner Cable, and sources have told Bloomberg the ultimate plan is to eventually collect royalties from every pay-TV provider in the US. That might sound bullying and even a little trollish, but keep in mind these patents have withstood pretty much every legal challenge EchoStar could throw at them, so TiVo's operating from a position of some certainty here -- especially since it's got license agreements with huge players like Comcast and DirecTV to use as leverage in negotiations as well. Of course, none of this solves any of TiVo's actual problems with its products, and the company's topsy-turvy balance sheet has some analysts thinking its ripe for a buyout by one of the bigs, so things could change dramatically at any minute, but for right now it sounds like your chances of getting the TiVo interface on your cable or satellite company DVR just went up, and that's almost certainly a good thing.

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TiVo coming to Time Warner Cable, potentially lots of other providers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been a long, messy road, but now that TiVo's beaten a victory out of EchoStar in that seemingly-endless DVR patent lawsuit it sounds like the company is trying to exert some muscle -- it's already in talks to bring its service to Time Warner Cable, and sources have told Bloomberg the ultimate plan is to eventually collect royalties from every pay-TV provider in the US. That might sound bullying and even a little trollish, but keep in mind these patents have withstood pretty much every legal challenge EchoStar could throw at them, so TiVo's operating from a position of some certainty here -- especially since it's got license agreements with huge players like Comcast and DirecTV to use as leverage in negotiations as well. Of course, none of this solves any of TiVo's actual problems with its products, and the company's topsy-turvy balance sheet has some analysts thinking its ripe for a buyout by one of the bigs, so things could change dramatically at any minute, but for right now it sounds like your chances of getting the TiVo interface on your cable or satellite company DVR just went up, and that's almost certainly a good thing.

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TiVo coming to Time Warner Cable, potentially lots of other providers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's a longshot, but DISH mentioned in a court filing Monday that it is still looking for a workaround that would keep its DVR from infringing on TiVo patents, but admitting it "does not know whether a further design-around is even possible." Multichannel News pulled out the one sentence filing, although whether DISH seriously believes it can do dual tuner recording without violating the "Time Warp" patent or is just stalling for time while it looks for an antidote is still unclear.

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DISH still trying to navigate a way around TiVo's DVR patent originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dishdish networkDishNetworkdvrechostarhdpatentsatellitetime warpTimeWarptivoThu, 18 Jun 2009 09:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Is Dish considering swallowing TiVo's $7.5 billion poison pill?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/10/is-dish-considering-swallowing-tivos-7-5-billion-poison-pill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/10/is-dish-considering-swallowing-tivos-7-5-billion-poison-pill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/10/is-dish-considering-swallowing-tivos-7-5-billion-poison-pill/#commentsOne of our favorite rumors rides again, but this time it's Dish that might be interested in buying TiVo. The new twist this time though is the motivation, and we can totally see how Dish would love to make this happen. The problem of course is that TiVo isn't interested in any such shenanigans and has gone as far as to write a poison pill into its bylaws. Our friend Davis Freeberg has been writing about TiVo's poison pill for years and more recently, at about the same time as the latest court decision came down against Dish, he saw some interesting traffic in his web server logs from none other than a Dish Network IP. No clue who the user was, but they spent some time reading up on TiVo's poison pill. Davis is no lawyer, but it is his understanding that if Dish attempted to take over TiVo, it'd cost them about $71 per share -- which comes to about $7.5 Billion. This is about seven times what the stock is actually worth and although we'd be shocked if this happened, we have to admit that crazier things have.

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Is Dish considering swallowing TiVo's $7.5 billion poison pill? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Davis FreebergDavisFreebergdishdish networkDishNetworkdvrechostarhdpatentPoison PillPoisonPillTiVoWed, 10 Jun 2009 18:34:00 EST<![CDATA[DISH / EchoStar DVR injunction temporarily put on hold by court]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/dish-echostar-dvr-injunction-temporarily-put-on-hold-by-court/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/dish-echostar-dvr-injunction-temporarily-put-on-hold-by-court/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/dish-echostar-dvr-injunction-temporarily-put-on-hold-by-court/#commentsIt's the case that never ends -- the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a temporary delay of the injunction and fine handed down yesterday in the EchoStar / TiVo lawsuit while it considers an appeal, meaning that DISH owners with older DVRs won't have to worry about losing their pause-and-rewind functionality at least for now. That pretty much means we're back in stasis with this one, with even more delay to come if the appeal is granted. That's cool, we needed a nap anyway.

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DISH / EchoStar DVR injunction temporarily put on hold by court originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DISH / EchoStar DVR injunction temporarily put on hold by court originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read - The New York Times, "Court Awards TiVo $190 Million in EchoStar Patent Case"
Read - TiVo Statement on U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Decision

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DISH / EchoStar ordered to pay TiVo $190 million in patent infringement case originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read - The New York Times, "Court Awards TiVo $190 Million in EchoStar Patent Case"
Read - TiVo Statement on U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Decision

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DISH / EchoStar ordered to pay TiVo $190 million in patent infringement case originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TiVo and DISH / Echostar head back to Texas for another patent duel originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TiVo and DISH / Echostar head back to Texas for another patent duel originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bust out the forks, because it looks like the long-running dispute between DISH and TiVo is coming to an end (yes, again). The Supreme Court denied DISH's appeal in the DVR "time-warp" patent infringement case and in the next few day DISH will release $104 million ($94 million plus interest) from an escrow account to TiVo to cover damages stretching back to September 8, 2006. The dust isn't all settled, though, as there's more litigation in the pipeline regarding DISH's supposed workaround software currently deployed to its DVRs. Certainly, this is good news for TiVo's finances, but we'd really like to see some improvements with TiVo itself -- LiquidTV / TiVo PC is a small step in the right direction, but more advanced concepts are what we're calling for, here.

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DISH appeal denied by Supreme Court, TiVo to receive $104 million payout originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DISH / EchoStar keep fighting back, sue TiVo again over DVR patent originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DISH / EchoStar keep fighting back, sue TiVo again over DVR patent originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DISH Network can't stop, won't stop fighting TiVo, heads to Supreme Court; your DVR is safe originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DISH Network can't stop, won't stop fighting TiVo, heads to Supreme Court; your DVR is safe originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Bad day for DISH Network, first its satellite is gone for good and now comes word its appeal to overturn TiVo's lawsuit has been denied. That should put an end to the legal push and pull between the companies, with TiVo firmly on top, DISH customers could have their DVRs pulled out from under them. Win in hand, TiVo has a lot more leverage against other providers to put its service on their boxes, (which might not be the worst thing if you've used some cable DVRs) and leaves the company looking a lot more lively.

[Thanks Zatz Not Funny & Thomas Hawk]

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TiVo's win over DISH Network upheld by court of appeals: It's over originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Bad day for DISH Network, first its satellite is gone for good and now comes word its appeal to overturn TiVo's lawsuit has been denied. That should put an end to the legal push and pull between the companies, with TiVo firmly on top, DISH customers could have their DVRs pulled out from under them. Win in hand, TiVo has a lot more leverage against other providers to put its service on their boxes, (which might not be the worst thing if you've used some cable DVRs) and leaves the company looking a lot more lively.

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TiVo's win over DISH Network upheld by court of appeals: It's over originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Zatz Not Funny! Warning: PDF read link]

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Good news for TiVo: court upholds patent claims against Echostar originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>echostarlawsuitlegaltime warpTimeWarptivoThu, 31 Jan 2008 13:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Good news for TiVo: court upholds patent claims against Echostar]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/appeals-court-upholds-tivo-patent-claims-against-echostar/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/appeals-court-upholds-tivo-patent-claims-against-echostar/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/appeals-court-upholds-tivo-patent-claims-against-echostar/#commentsThe TiVo vs. EchoStar case got another little push towards finally ending today, as the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that EchoStar had indeed infringed part of TiVo's "time warp" patent. You might recall that the case had recently been on hold while the USPTO re-affirmed that the patent was valid -- armed with that decision, the appeals court ruled that EchoStar had crossed the line on the software component of the patent, but that more information was needed regarding whether or not EchoStar's hardware also infringed. That means we're in for another round of wrangling down in Marshall -- we'll keep you updated, if we can manage to stay awake.

[Via Zatz Not Funny! Warning: PDF read link]

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Good news for TiVo: court upholds patent claims against Echostar originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>echostarhdlawsuitlegaltime warpTimeWarptivoThu, 31 Jan 2008 13:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Patent Office upholds Tivo's "time warp" patent, EchoStar not so happy]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/patent-office-upholds-tivos-time-warp-patent-echostar-not-so/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/patent-office-upholds-tivos-time-warp-patent-echostar-not-so/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/patent-office-upholds-tivos-time-warp-patent-echostar-not-so/#commentsThe long-running dispute between Tivo and EchoStar inched a little closer to resolution today, with the United States Patent Office issuing a non-appealable ruling saying that Tivo's DVR-enabling "time warp" patent is valid. You might remember that Tivo sued EchoStar for violating that patent in Dish Network DVRs at the beginning of 2006, and won a $90M judgment and an injunction requiring EchoStar to turn off existing DVR functionality and stop selling DVRs in the future. That injunction was then stayed pending EchoStar's appeals before the Patent Office and the Federal Court of Appeals, so sadly, this ruling doesn't mean the case is over yet -- now it's the Court of Appeals' turn to try and sort this out.

[Thanks, Dennis]

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Patent Office upholds Tivo's "time warp" patent, EchoStar not so happy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dvrechostarhdsatellitetime warpTimeWarptivoThu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Patent Office upholds TiVo's "time warp" patent, EchoStar not so happy]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/patent-office-upholds-tivos-time-warp-patent-echostar-not-so/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/patent-office-upholds-tivos-time-warp-patent-echostar-not-so/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/patent-office-upholds-tivos-time-warp-patent-echostar-not-so/#commentsThe long-running dispute between TiVo and EchoStar inched a little closer to resolution today, with the United States Patent Office issuing a non-appealable ruling saying that TiVo's DVR-enabling "time warp" patent is valid. You might remember that TiVo sued EchoStar for violating that patent in Dish Network DVRs at the beginning of 2006, and won a $90M judgment and an injunction requiring EchoStar to turn off existing DVR functionality and stop selling DVRs in the future. That injunction was then stayed pending EchoStar's appeals before the Patent Office and the Federal Court of Appeals, so sadly, this ruling doesn't mean the case is over yet -- now it's the Court of Appeals' turn to try and sort this out.

[Thanks, Dennis]

Disclaimer: Although this post was written by an attorney, it is not to constitute legal advice or analysis and should not be taken as such.

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Patent Office upholds TiVo's "time warp" patent, EchoStar not so happy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dvrechostartime warpTimeWarptivoThu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Echostar injunction stayed pending outcome of appeals process]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/04/echostar-injunction-stayed-pending-outcome-of-appeals-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/04/echostar-injunction-stayed-pending-outcome-of-appeals-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/04/echostar-injunction-stayed-pending-outcome-of-appeals-pro/#commentsEven though its customers were the ones getting down at nationwide TiVo House Parties this past weekend, it was the company itself that woke up with a nasty hangover. In the latest development surrounding the most drawn-out patent dispute the consumer electronics industry has seen since that RIM / NTP debacle, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just granted DISH-parent Echostar a temporary stay on an injunction that would have shut down its DVR service and halted sales of related hardware. You probably remember that TiVo won a $74 million jury verdict in this case back in April, when the Texas panel apparently agreed with the DVR pioneer that Echostar (who also had access to an early TiVo prototype box) had violated its so-called "Time Warp" patent. After much legal posturing, the award was upped to $90 million and the satellite TV provider was given 30 days to disable the time-shifting functionality on its STBs; luckily for DISH customers, the injunction was granted a temporary stay while the merits of Echostar's appeals case were weighed. Well the court has finally ruled that Echostar does indeed have a solid case, and that the company can therefore continue offering DVR services until its appeals have been exhausted. Sounds like bad news for TiVo, until you notice a snippet of Echostar's followup press release which reads, "We also continue to work on modifications to our new DVRs, and to our DVRs in the field, intended to avoid future alleged infringement." If Echostar is so confident in its lack of culpability here, why make changes to its supposedly non-infringing devices? Stay tuned, folks, as this one's not over yet -- not by a long shot.

[Via Zatz Not Funny]

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Echostar injunction stayed pending outcome of appeals process originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget Podcast 085 - 08.22.2006 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battery recallBatteryRecalldelle280echostarengadget podcastEngadgetPodcastpodcastsportable audioportableaudiosandisksansativowiiTue, 22 Aug 2006 13:36:00 ESTEngadget Podcast 085Trent Wolbe00:37:14podcasts<![CDATA[Federal Court grants stay on EchoStar's TiVo injunction]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/federal-court-grants-stay-on-echostars-tivo-injunction/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/federal-court-grants-stay-on-echostars-tivo-injunction/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/federal-court-grants-stay-on-echostars-tivo-injunction/#commentsThings are looking up for EchoStar. After getting slammed hard yesterday with $90 million in initial damages and a permanent injunction that requires them to disable all DVR functionality for users in 30 days, EchoStar has managed to get a stay on TiVo's injunction while the court battle rages on. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals did the honors today, halting the Thursday injunction by a Texas Court, and while the current stay is temporary (they don't say for how long), EchoStar is hoping for a longer-term stay, and are fighting for an eventual overturn of the Texas decision. Doesn't seem like we're close to the finish line here yet, so we suppose DISH Network users can go on with their regularly scheduled time-shifted lives for the time being.

[Via HD Beat]

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Federal Court grants stay on EchoStar's TiVo injunction originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>echostarinjunctionlawsuittexastivoFri, 18 Aug 2006 13:38:00 EST<![CDATA[Good news for TiVo investors - bad news for Dish Network DVR users - UPDATE 2]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/good-news-for-tivo-investors-bad-news-for-dish-network-dvr-use/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/good-news-for-tivo-investors-bad-news-for-dish-network-dvr-use/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/good-news-for-tivo-investors-bad-news-for-dish-network-dvr-use/#commentsYou know that huge advantage that we thought Dish Network had over DirecTV, with their 30 national HD stations and multitude of HD DVRs; well, that might come crashing down in a few weeks. TiVo won their lawsuit of patent infringement against Dish Network's parent company, Echostar. The judgment involves EchoStar paying $74.9 million to TiVo because it "willfully infringed [on] TiVo patents that allowed for the digital storage of TV programming." The most significant part of the judgment for many of our readers fails under the second part where EchoStar must basically render all but 192,708 DVR units useless. We don't know what DVRs that will be just yet, but it is safe to say that a good amount of their 12 million + subscriber base is going to be affected. The judge went one step farther too when he denied EchoStar's request that the judgment be held during the appeals processes.

This doesn't look to good folks and we will keep you up-to-date with info as it comes down the Internet pipes.

Read: Reuters
Read: EchoStar's response

UPDATE 1: The US Federal Appeals Court of Washington DC just blocked the injunction according to an EchoStar press release. This means that they will be able to still sell and operate their DVRs -- for the moment at least. (Thanks for the heads up Jay)

UPDATE 2: Zatz Not Funny has copies of the injunction if that is your type of thing.

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Good news for TiVo investors - bad news for Dish Network DVR users - UPDATE 2 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dish networkDishNetworkdtvechostarhdhdtvsatellitetivotvFri, 18 Aug 2006 12:26:00 EST<![CDATA[TiVo awarded $90M and permanent injunction aginst EchoStar]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/tivo-awarded-90m-and-permanent-injunction-aginst-echostar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/tivo-awarded-90m-and-permanent-injunction-aginst-echostar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/tivo-awarded-90m-and-permanent-injunction-aginst-echostar/#commentsWay back in April a jury agreed with TiVo that EchoStar willfully infringed upon TiVo's patent for a "multimedia time-warping system." Then crickets for the last 4 months as the two battled it out in both the court of public opinion and at a bench trial where TiVo requested a permanent injunction against the provider of the DISH Network. Well, the ruling is in and EchoStar must pay TiVo an initial award of about $90 million and must disable all infringing DVR functionality within, oh, 30 days -- we're talking switching off the DVR functionality of four million users. Ouch! Oh, and EchoStar can't sell new boxes, either. Is it just us or does little TiVo seem to be extra smiley this morning?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in, via Zatz Not Funny]

Update: EchoStar is definitely going to attempt to stay the injunction (they'd be fools not to) -- more on that as it develops!

Read - Reuters coverage
Read - EchoStar's response

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TiVo awarded $90M and permanent injunction aginst EchoStar originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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