[opendtv] Re: Chinese manufacturers sue DVD patent pool
- From: "Allen Le Roy Limberg" <allimberg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:39:05 -0500
Actions in Canada of a U.S. TV R&D lab supported a an antitrust finding in
a U.S, district court a few years ago, as I recall. I am wracking my brain
for the name of the lab, which was well known and I believe developed the
quadricorrelator.
Al Limberg
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:08 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Chinese manufacturers sue DVD patent pool
> sounds like something close to a sui-generis case to me. Antitrust laws
> can reach offshore?
>
> John Willkie
>
> > More on possible patent pool abuse.
> >
> > From The Register
> > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/25/chinese_dvd_maker_lawsuit/>
> >
> > Chinese manufacturers sue DVD patent pool
> > By Tony Smith
> > Published Tuesday 25th January 2005 12:03 GMT
> >
> > The company charged with licensing the intellectual property enshrined
> > in the DVD standard has been accused of violating US antitrust laws by a
> > pair of peeved player makers from China.
> >
> > Wuxi Multimedia and Orient Power (Wuxi) both claim that the 3C Patent
> > Group's licensing regime limits their ability to compete effectively in
> > the DVD player market, the China Daily reports.
> >
> > Like many standards, DVD comprises a number of patented technologies,
> > all of which are pooled together and offered under a single usage rights
> > and royalty licence. This pooling approach is common when a number of
> > firms have contributed intellectual property to a standard.
> >
> > However, the 3C group appears to charge Chinese player makers rather
> > more than it charges US-based manufacturers. That, say the two
> > plaintiffs, is discriminatory, unfair and runs contrary to US antitrust
> > law.
> >
> > Both companies are seeking the return of all royalties collected by the
> > 3C group, damages amounting to three times that figure and a declaration
> > that the DVD patent pool is invalid.
> >
> > If the plaintiffs are successful, it could result in a flood of even
> > cheaper no-name DVD players on the market. ®
> >
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