Posts Tagged: video
China’s Actions on Copyrights Suggest Increasing Support of IP Rights
These headlines are further proof that China, long known as and still considered to be a major international contributor to IP theft and piracy issues, has taken …
InterDigital Acquires Technicolor Patent Portfolio for Over $150 Million
InterDigital will end up acquiring more than 21,000 global patent assets from Technicolor, more than doubling InterDigital’s current portfolio of 19,000 patent assets. This includes more than 2,500 Technicolor …
Facebook announces three firms will integrate with Rights Manager for automated protection of copyrighted content
Early this October, Facebook announced a partnership with three entities that will be integrated with the Rights Manager suite to offer rights management as a service on …
Dr. Phil wins copyright case against former segment director who had alleged false imprisonment
It’s not everyday that a copyright case involves claims of false imprisonment but an order granting summary judgment entered on August 30th in the Eastern District …
SCOTUS Asked to Resolve Splits in Patent-Eligibility Analysis in Context of Video-On-Demand Technology
On April 13, 2017, Broadband iTV, Inc. (“BBiTV”) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States, requesting that the Court to …
Videos as a Printed Publication in Inter Partes Review
In a handful of IPRs, the Petitioner has relied on a video, and asserted that the video constitutes a printed publication... One factor raised in these cases …
NVIDIA’s Ansel Offers In-Game Photo Mode for Parkour Adventures Game
Ansel is currently only available for a parkour adventure game called Mirror’s Edge Catalyst sold on Origin. It is supported by PCs, provided the computer has …
The Last VCR: The final punctuation on the rise and fall of old-school home video
Reports from Japanese media indicate that Osaka-based Funai Electric (TYO:6839) will cease production of videocassette recorders (VCRs) by the end of the month. The company cited a …
Zuckerberg unveils 10-year plan for video, VR and global Internet connectivity at F8 conference
A keynote speech delivered on the first day of F8 by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg along with other company executives laid out a 10 year road map for …
Police surveillance innovations include facial recognition, social media analytics
Data mining and predictive analytics designed to enhance the decision making process for law enforcement officials have been utilized in Richmond, VA, for more than a decade …
Rovi, AT&T and Microsoft have largest video on-demand patent portfolios
The navigation and guidance technologies protected by Rovi’s IP holdings have been incorporated into a wide array of electronics such as set-top boxes, digital video recorders, …
The Walt Disney Company – An Innovative and Creative Pioneer
A strong sense of innovation runs through the entire operations of the Walt Disney Company and the many forms of entertainment media developed by the corporation. For …