|
The suit, which came to light over the weekend, was filed on 16 February in Marshall, Texas. The eastern Texas city is fast becoming one of the leading locations of patent infringement lawsuits in the US thanks to speedy trials and juries that more often than not find in favour of the plaintiff.
In the complaint Texas MP3 Technologies alleges infringement on US patent 7,065,417, which was awarded in June 2006 to multimedia chip-maker SigmaTel and covers "an MPEG portable sound-reproducing system and a method for reproducing sound data compressed using the MPEG method."
[see full story for more]
Note: The preceding story contained only the highlights of the full story published by tinfoil.music, if it was followed by a message to see the full story. To read the entire story click on the link following the story. Additionally, if you wish to comment on this story, please use the Fan Speak area below. Click here to return to the full Day in Rock report for 02/28/07
|
Sammy Hagar Reveals Classic Song That Alex Van Halen Rejected
Amen's Casey Chaos Had Project With Roy Mayorga
Lzzy Hale Open To Rocking With Skid Row Again
L.A. Guns Announce New Album And The Lucky MF'r Tour
Aerosmith Retired Due To Steven's Vocal Injury (2024 In Review)
Ozzy, Lemmy, Motley Crue, More Featured In Welcome To The Rainbow Documentary (2024 In Review)
David Lee Roth Went AWOL After Van Halen Tribute Tour Invite Says Hagar (2024 In Review)
Rammstein Called Allegations 'Baseless And Grossly Exaggerated' (2024 In Review)