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LG v. Sony (2010, US and EU)
LG Electronics accuses Sony of violating it's patents on Blu-ray Discs.
Future timetable:
- March 24th, 2011: Dutch court to publish written ruling from the March 10th hearing
- November 18th, 2011: Oral hearing of the patent dispute
In Europe
In Europe, imports were briefly blocked in the Netherlands, but this block was lifted on March 10th and LG was ordered to pay the legal fees.[1]
The patents asserted were, among others:[2]
- EP 1676275 (B1)
- EP 1730730 (B1)
- EP 1884934 (B1)
In the USA
LG applied to the United States International Trade Commission to block imports to the USA, asserting patents which seem to be software patents:
- US 7,701,835
- US 7,577,080
- US 7,619,961
- US 7,756,398
External links
- Taking the PS3s ..., 10 Mar 2011, IPKat
- Sony / LG - PS3 Seizures lifted, 11 Mar 2011, EPLAW
- http://www.itcblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/LGbluray-complaint-4feb11.pdf
- LG Wants PlayStation 3 Banned From US Market, 8 Feb 2011, Slashdot
- Sony PlayStation 3 Imports Temporarily Banned In Europe, 28 Feb 2011, Slashdot
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/28/playstation-3-lg-legal-dispute
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704422204576131113750988234.html
- http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/03/lg-achieved-seizure-of-300000.html
In Dutch
All 4 posts are from March 10th, from morning 'til evening, from insidegamer.nl:
- 1st: Nederlandse politie legt beslag op duizenden PS3's
- 2nd: 300.000 PlayStation 3's in beslag genomen in Nederland
- 3rd: LG: "180 miljoen dollar schade door patentbreuk Sony"
- 4th: Sony wint kort geding tegen LG
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