Netflix Wins Patent Dispute, Overturns $2.5 Million Jury Verdict on Wireless Content Rendering Claims
Netflix Inc. recently achieved a significant victory in a legal battle over patent claims related to technology for streaming content on wireless devices. The streaming giant successfully persuaded an administrative tribunal to invalidate parts of two patents held by GoTV Streaming LLC. This followed a previous loss in court that resulted in a $2.5 million jury verdict against Netflix. The key patents in question, identified as U.S. Patent Nos. 8,989,715 and 8,478,245, include claims that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board deemed obvious based on prior inventions. This decision, issued on Tuesday, follows a contentious … Read more