Rovi Awarded Judgment in Italian Patent Infringement Settlement
Rovi prevailed in a patent infringement proceeding in Italy, it said Monday. CE companies Card Mania and Italvideo alleged that the Italian portions of two European Rovi patents -- EP 0969662 and EP 1377049 -- are invalid and not infringed.…
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Rovi counterclaimed that the patents are valid and infringed, and the Court of Turin ruled in May that Rovi is entitled to a combined judgment of roughly $1 million. The court had previously asserted the patents valid and infringed by Card Mania and Italvideo.