The face of a patent troll
After winning a hefty $100 million from Echostar/DISH, TiVo decided to sue AT&T/UVerse for patent infringement. Not to be outdone, Microsoft countersued on behalf of AT&T, citing their own patent that describes:
a system that displays programmable information and a secure method for buying and delivering video programs.
exclude TiVo’s infringing set-top boxes and associated software and hardware from entry into the United States and a cease and desist order
In all honesty, I doubt TiVo has much longer to live in an world where everything is a DVR. Oh well. It was a nice run.
Microsoft vs TiVo U.S. trade complaint http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=47495712&access_key=key-1k32wefiialjtvsqq9kn&page=1&viewMode=list
