Motorola sues TiVo over DVR technology (Reuters)

Sunday, February 27, 2011 2:01 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Mobility sued TiVo Inc for infringing its patents for digital video recorders (DVRs).

Motorola said it was seeking to protect its interests after TiVo sued Verizon Communications Inc, which uses Motorola's technology, for papers infringement.

In a complaint filed on Friday, Motorola said it acquired its DVR patents through an acquisition of Imedia, which filed for patents in Apr 1995.

TiVo'S patents utilised the aforementioned profession that Imedia engineers invented eld before, Motorola said.

"TiVo is attempting to assert its patents against profession unconcealed and claimed in Motorola Mobility's patents, despite the fact that Motorola Mobility's patents were filed more than threesome eld before TiVo's patents," Motorola said in a statement.

TiVo declined to interpret on Sunday.

(Reporting by Ritsuko Ando; Editing by Bernard Orr)


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