TiVo Receives Favorable Ruling From ITC in Patent Case Against Comcast - Update
June 04 2019 - 8:20PM
Dow Jones News
By Patrick Thomas
TiVo Corp. (TIVO) said Tuesday that an International Trade
Commission judge ruled that Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) had infringed on
some of its technology patents.
Shares of Tivo rose 8% during after-market trading.
The San Jose, Calif.-based entertainment-technology company
alleged that Comcast's X1 platform infringes on patents secured by
Rovi Corp., which acquired TiVo in 2016 for $1.1 billion.
However, a Comcast spokeswoman said Tuesday's initial
determination was a victory because the judge found no violations
as to two of the three patents addressed.
"We look forward to the full Commission's review of the one
remaining patent later this year, but we are confident, regardless,
this ruling will not disrupt our service to our customers," she
said.
The latest decision is the second favorable ITC determination
the company has received from the ITC, TiVo said. In 2017, the ITC
issued a ruling that Comcast had infringed two Rovi patents.
Comcast subsequently elected to remove the feature from its
products, Tivo said.
An ITC judge is also studying whether Comcast products including
its X1 Sports App and multi-room DVR features infringe on
additional Rovi patents, Tivo said.
TiVo develops devices for television, including an product that
allows consumers to both show live television and access more than
20 streaming apps. It is best known for pioneering the digital
video recorder, allowing shows to be easily recorded.
"We hope that today's decision will encourage Comcast to pay the
necessary licensing fees so their customers can once again access
advanced cable features," Arvin Patel, TiVo's chief intellectual
property officer, said in a statement.
Write to Patrick Thomas at patrick.thomas@wsj.com
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