Post: Sony PS3 Consoles Face US Ban? LG v/s Sony Patent Fight Rages On
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02-09-2011, 01:18 PM
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xi-Callboii
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Sony PS3 Consoles Face US Ban? LG v/s Sony Patent Fight Rages On
Ever thought of a situation where you no more get the Sony PlayStation 3 consoles in the US? Well, the story can be that way around if LG gets favorable verdict in a recent patent infringement suit filed against Sony products.
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LG has filed a patent infringement suit against Sony Bravia televisions and PS3 consoles at the US International Trade Commission in Washington on February 4th. The complaints claim that Bravia High-definition televisions and PS3 consoles are infringing certain patents owned by LG.
According to the complaints, against the PS3 consoles and Blu-ray players, the patent infringement is about the way they handle ‘multiple data streams’ and their ‘system to reproduce data that is stored in a read-only device’.
The complaints filed with ITC demand a ban on the sales of the patent infringing products from Sony in the US. To get it around more than just a ban, LG has also filed civil suits in federal court in California. Here they are seeking cash compensation for unspecified damages.
However, the suits are seen as a retaliatory move from LG who was earlier sued for patent infringements by Sony. The game started when the Japanese consumer electronics giant has sued its Korean rival LG on Dec 28 citing patent violation by some of its mobile phone devices.
The complaint filed with ITC puts LG’s Lotus Elite, Neon, Remarq, Rumor 2 and Xenon as patent infringing devices. Possibly, since it’s just a tit for tat game, the companies are expected to work out the battle out-side court. Gamers, we don’t know if Sony PS3s will really get banned, but less chances it seems.
Ever thought of a situation where you no more get the Sony PlayStation 3 consoles in the US? Well, the story can be that way around if LG gets favorable verdict in a recent patent infringement suit filed against Sony products.
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LG has filed a patent infringement suit against Sony Bravia televisions and PS3 consoles at the US International Trade Commission in Washington on February 4th. The complaints claim that Bravia High-definition televisions and PS3 consoles are infringing certain patents owned by LG.
According to the complaints, against the PS3 consoles and Blu-ray players, the patent infringement is about the way they handle ‘multiple data streams’ and their ‘system to reproduce data that is stored in a read-only device’.
The complaints filed with ITC demand a ban on the sales of the patent infringing products from Sony in the US. To get it around more than just a ban, LG has also filed civil suits in federal court in California. Here they are seeking cash compensation for unspecified damages.
However, the suits are seen as a retaliatory move from LG who was earlier sued for patent infringements by Sony. The game started when the Japanese consumer electronics giant has sued its Korean rival LG on Dec 28 citing patent violation by some of its mobile phone devices.
The complaint filed with ITC puts LG’s Lotus Elite, Neon, Remarq, Rumor 2 and Xenon as patent infringing devices. Possibly, since it’s just a tit for tat game, the companies are expected to work out the battle out-side court. Gamers, we don’t know if Sony PS3s will really get banned, but less chances it seems.
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02-09-2011, 01:38 PM
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Czk
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So... will the SWAT be coming to get my ps3 ?
This news is ridiculous in my opinion. Doesnt even worth any consideration.
This news is ridiculous in my opinion. Doesnt even worth any consideration.
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02-09-2011, 01:42 PM
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xinfectedsoulx
Daddy's home.
I hope Sony get sued for everything they have. If they try and sue a kid, they deserve to get sued themselves by a big corporation who can take them down, who have the money and the lawyers.
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02-09-2011, 01:51 PM
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xi-Callboii
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Originally posted by xinfectedsoulx
I hope Sony get sued for everything they have. If they try and sue a kid, they deserve to get sued themselves by a big corporation who can take them down, who have the money and the lawyers.
Same Here!
Sony are Dicks
03-08-2011, 02:30 PM
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cyberdoc
Brute
We should start a petition to have the charges against George Hots Dropped in light of this information. The Legal should bring this information to the judges attention, as tis proves Sony True intensions. Its not to prevent Piracy its to prevent them from getting suits filed against them for other stolen technology
Article from PS3News
Article from PS3News
Originally posted by condorstrike
As a follow-up to our You must login or register to view this content. article on PS3 EU shipments being seized as a result of an LG injunction, today GamersDailyNews.com (linked above) reports that PlayStation 3 US shipments are also be on the verge of being seized.
To quote: "In the US, the International Trade Commission has agreed to look into the matter. Four patents are included in complaint and they cover both the PS3 and certain Bravia televisions.
LG is asking to ban sale of the devices in the US market which could provide extremely detrimental to Sony’s bottom line. While this is most likely a scare tactic to get Sony to settle, their injunction win in the EU seems to have emboldened LG and seems there is some truth to their claims.
The ITC is known to take its time in getting round to things and this could see a decision in 16-18 months according to Foss Patents, who also alerted GDN to the ITC vote to look into the complaints. Thank you Florian.
According to You must login or register to view this content.: The ITC just announced that it voted to look into both complaints in one consolidated investigation. The new investigation number is 337-TA-764. As the ITC pointed out, this is just the launch of an investigation - not a decision on the merits of the complaints. The ITC previously also voted to investigate a Sony complaint against LG, as I reported a month ago. I haven’t seen any case in which a complaint lodged by one major company against another would have been dismissed at this early stage.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
The filings cite the following companies: Sony Corporation of Japan, New York City-based Sony Corporation of America, and Sony Electronics, Inc. of San Diego, California.
The PS3 complaint also includes: Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. ("SCE") of Japan and Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC ("SCEA") which are already under investigation by the ITC for patent infringement.
The two companies really seem to dislike each other as they are already fighting over smartphones that Sony alleged LG is using their patented tech in.
Florian Mueller states that the EU ban is only for the Netherlands, which is the main entry point for imports to the continent and that Sony could easily slip past it in his You must login or register to view this content. article.
Patent solicitor Michael Coyle, of law firm Lawdit, told the BBC, "It [LG] will have to pay an astonishing amount of money if a judge rules that its patent is invalid. When a firm seeks to have goods seized they make an undertaking to pay for storage and compensation."
Then again, if it is valid, Sony would have a hefty fee to pay as VGChartz estimates 48.2 million PS3s sold to date worldwide. That would be a lot of backed up royalties to have to pay. I couldn’t find any numbers of sales for the Bravia televisions. Sooner or later the companies will probably settle this with one paying the other some fairly large amount of money. Since Sony is suing LG over smartphones they might get a smaller settlement for that and end up paying LG if all the patents hold up. LG sold 7 million smartphones in 2010 and 4 million in 2009 according to You must login or register to view this content.."
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To quote: "In the US, the International Trade Commission has agreed to look into the matter. Four patents are included in complaint and they cover both the PS3 and certain Bravia televisions.
LG is asking to ban sale of the devices in the US market which could provide extremely detrimental to Sony’s bottom line. While this is most likely a scare tactic to get Sony to settle, their injunction win in the EU seems to have emboldened LG and seems there is some truth to their claims.
The ITC is known to take its time in getting round to things and this could see a decision in 16-18 months according to Foss Patents, who also alerted GDN to the ITC vote to look into the complaints. Thank you Florian.
According to You must login or register to view this content.: The ITC just announced that it voted to look into both complaints in one consolidated investigation. The new investigation number is 337-TA-764. As the ITC pointed out, this is just the launch of an investigation - not a decision on the merits of the complaints. The ITC previously also voted to investigate a Sony complaint against LG, as I reported a month ago. I haven’t seen any case in which a complaint lodged by one major company against another would have been dismissed at this early stage.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
The filings cite the following companies: Sony Corporation of Japan, New York City-based Sony Corporation of America, and Sony Electronics, Inc. of San Diego, California.
The PS3 complaint also includes: Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. ("SCE") of Japan and Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC ("SCEA") which are already under investigation by the ITC for patent infringement.
The two companies really seem to dislike each other as they are already fighting over smartphones that Sony alleged LG is using their patented tech in.
Florian Mueller states that the EU ban is only for the Netherlands, which is the main entry point for imports to the continent and that Sony could easily slip past it in his You must login or register to view this content. article.
Patent solicitor Michael Coyle, of law firm Lawdit, told the BBC, "It [LG] will have to pay an astonishing amount of money if a judge rules that its patent is invalid. When a firm seeks to have goods seized they make an undertaking to pay for storage and compensation."
Then again, if it is valid, Sony would have a hefty fee to pay as VGChartz estimates 48.2 million PS3s sold to date worldwide. That would be a lot of backed up royalties to have to pay. I couldn’t find any numbers of sales for the Bravia televisions. Sooner or later the companies will probably settle this with one paying the other some fairly large amount of money. Since Sony is suing LG over smartphones they might get a smaller settlement for that and end up paying LG if all the patents hold up. LG sold 7 million smartphones in 2010 and 4 million in 2009 according to You must login or register to view this content.."
[imglink=https://www.ps3news.com/images/img_26032.jpg|Rumor: PS3 US Shipments Now on the Verge of Being Seized]https://www.ps3news.com/modules/image_upload/plugins/thumb.php?img=img_26032.jpg&w=500&h=400[/imglink]
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Originally posted by Callboii
Sony PS3 Consoles Face US Ban? LG v/s Sony Patent Fight Rages On
Ever thought of a situation where you no more get the Sony PlayStation 3 consoles in the US? Well, the story can be that way around if LG gets favorable verdict in a recent patent infringement suit filed against Sony products.
You must login or register to view this content.
LG has filed a patent infringement suit against Sony Bravia televisions and PS3 consoles at the US International Trade Commission in Washington on February 4th. The complaints claim that Bravia High-definition televisions and PS3 consoles are infringing certain patents owned by LG.
According to the complaints, against the PS3 consoles and Blu-ray players, the patent infringement is about the way they handle ‘multiple data streams’ and their ‘system to reproduce data that is stored in a read-only device’.
The complaints filed with ITC demand a ban on the sales of the patent infringing products from Sony in the US. To get it around more than just a ban, LG has also filed civil suits in federal court in California. Here they are seeking cash compensation for unspecified damages.
However, the suits are seen as a retaliatory move from LG who was earlier sued for patent infringements by Sony. The game started when the Japanese consumer electronics giant has sued its Korean rival LG on Dec 28 citing patent violation by some of its mobile phone devices.
The complaint filed with ITC puts LG’s Lotus Elite, Neon, Remarq, Rumor 2 and Xenon as patent infringing devices. Possibly, since it’s just a tit for tat game, the companies are expected to work out the battle out-side court. Gamers, we don’t know if Sony PS3s will really get banned, but less chances it seems.
Ever thought of a situation where you no more get the Sony PlayStation 3 consoles in the US? Well, the story can be that way around if LG gets favorable verdict in a recent patent infringement suit filed against Sony products.
You must login or register to view this content.
LG has filed a patent infringement suit against Sony Bravia televisions and PS3 consoles at the US International Trade Commission in Washington on February 4th. The complaints claim that Bravia High-definition televisions and PS3 consoles are infringing certain patents owned by LG.
According to the complaints, against the PS3 consoles and Blu-ray players, the patent infringement is about the way they handle ‘multiple data streams’ and their ‘system to reproduce data that is stored in a read-only device’.
The complaints filed with ITC demand a ban on the sales of the patent infringing products from Sony in the US. To get it around more than just a ban, LG has also filed civil suits in federal court in California. Here they are seeking cash compensation for unspecified damages.
However, the suits are seen as a retaliatory move from LG who was earlier sued for patent infringements by Sony. The game started when the Japanese consumer electronics giant has sued its Korean rival LG on Dec 28 citing patent violation by some of its mobile phone devices.
The complaint filed with ITC puts LG’s Lotus Elite, Neon, Remarq, Rumor 2 and Xenon as patent infringing devices. Possibly, since it’s just a tit for tat game, the companies are expected to work out the battle out-side court. Gamers, we don’t know if Sony PS3s will really get banned, but less chances it seems.
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