In 2006, Netflix filed a patent lawsuit against Blockbuster. They claimed that Blockbuster had “stolen its system for placing movie selection in a queue” and its business model of charging a monthly fee for renting DVDs online. This patent dispute was settled, however the results were kept confidential. We do know that as a result, […]
Entries from September 2007
Blockbuster v. Netflix
September 21st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Patent · Patent Infringement · Patent Attorney
Patent Infringement Lawsuit Upheld
September 21st, 2007 · No Comments
A patent is registered so that the inventor, whether an individual or a company, is protected from another entity being able to copy what they have already done. This protection is vital when you come across an organization, maybe even a competitor, that decides to take the chance of copying what you have done and […]
Tags: Patent · Patent Infringement Lawyer · Patent Attorney
A Big Company against a Small Company
September 21st, 2007 · No Comments
No matter whether you are a big company that is publicly traded or if you are a small privately held company, you are never above being part of a patent litigation lawsuit. Many times the outcome of such lawsuits can be somewhat amiable on both sides. With a lawsuit that dates as far back as […]
Tags: Patent Infringement · Patent Attorney