Previous ITC Ruling Found Comcast Violated Rovi Patents, Already
Causing Comcast X1 Customers to Lose Popular Remote DVR Recording
Capability
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TiVo
Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO), a global leader in entertainment
technology and audience insights, today announced that Rovi Corporation,
a TiVo company, and related Rovi affiliates filed new patent
infringement lawsuits against Comcast Corporation in the U.S. District
Court for the Central District of California and the U.S. District Court
for the District of Massachusetts.
The lawsuits allege that Comcast’s X1 platform infringes technology
invented and patented by Rovi, including pausing and resuming shows on
different devices, restarting live programming in progress, advanced DVR
recording features, and advanced search & voice functionality. The
patents involved in the new complaints represent a very small component
of Rovi’s worldwide patent portfolio.
“Through decades-long investment in research and development, Rovi has
created innovations that delight consumers in their day-to-day
entertainment experience. Our commitment to our customers and
stockholders compels us to protect these valuable inventions from
unlicensed use,” said Enrique Rodriguez, president and CEO, TiVo.
“Hundreds of media and entertainment leaders around the world recognize
the value of our innovations by selecting our products and services and
licensing our intellectual property. Our goal is for Comcast to renew
its long-standing license so it can continue providing its customers the
many popular features Rovi invented.”
In addition to today’s filings, Rovi plans to file an additional legal
action with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC)
regarding the same patents, and will be seeking an exclusion order
preventing infringing X1 set-top boxes from continuing to be imported
into the United States. In November 2017, the ITC ruled that Comcast
infringed two Rovi patents and issued an exclusion
order, effectively barring the importation and sale of infringing X1
set-top boxes.
About TiVo
TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO) is a global leader in entertainment
technology and audience insights. From the interactive program guide to
the DVR, TiVo delivers innovative products and licensable technologies
that revolutionize how people find content across a changing media
landscape. TiVo enables the world’s leading media and entertainment
providers to deliver the ultimate entertainment experience. Explore the
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