www.cablefaxdaily.com, Published by Access Intelligence, LLC, Tel: 301-354-2101 45 Pages Today Cablefax DailyTM Wednesday — June 1, 2016 What the Industry Reads First Volume 27 / No. 104 Patent Punches: Comcast Tells Rovi... Don’t Mess with Texas First Rovi sued Comcast, alleging patent infringement. Now, Comcast has returned the favor, accusing the tech company of breaching its contract by filing that patent lawsuit in federal court in TX and by going to theInternational Trade Com- mission with a complaint. Comcast said that clauses in a licensing agreement require Rovi to file any litigation in NY (and yes, Comcast filed its suit last week in the US District Court for the Southern District of NY). Comcast also maintains that it hasn’t infringed on Rovi’s patents. Rovi believes it filed its lawsuits in the appropriate venue, saying it took the action after “numerous” attempts at negotiation. “Comcast had licensed Rovi’s technology for more than a decade, and rather than renew its license, Comcast opted to continue to use our patented technology without our permission,” said Samir Armaly, Rovi’s evp, intellectual property and licensing. “While we would have preferred to reach a commercial agreement, Com- cast left us no choice but to seek legal remedies to protect our valuable intellectual property.” While patent cases are never simple to boil down, Comcast essentially argues that it’s covered by agreements reached in 2010 after the MSO bought out Rovi’s interest in Guideworks, a jv that was created to develop interactive programming guides for Comcast and others. Its arguments include that legacy boxes are immune to Rovi’s patent claims as they are derivative works of a native IPG of Guideworks (35 of the 57 boxes involved are legacy, the MSO said). Comcast also argued that it has the right to use Rovi’s entire patent portfolio through March 31, 2016, so any claims of alleged infringement prior to that date are null. Rovi filed its patent lawsuit in TX on Apr 1, with a complaint going to the ITC 5 days later. Rovi, which is in the process of acquiring TiVo for $1.1bln, claims Comcast infringes on 14 patents that involve the way it implements remote recording, AnyRoom DVR and X1 search. Comcast said Fri that is waiting to file a motion for preliminary injunction until it has the court’s assurance that it can file certain exhibits under seal. It wants the court to expedite setting an oral argument date on its preliminary injunction, claiming it’s suffering by having to litigate in other jurisdictions while it seeks to enforce its contract in NY. 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