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May 22, 2007
Dead in the Dust
EchoStar
shot Forgent's video recorder patent dead. In 2005, Forgent sued 15 companies
for infringing
6,285,746, which claims a multitasking video machine, allowing playback
while recording. Nine settled, with Forgent raking in $20 million. EchoStar had
the nerve to admit infringement, and played straight invalidation poker. The
Eastern District of Texas jury liked Echostar's cards.
Posted by Patent Hawk at May 22, 2007 10:15 PM | Litigation