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InterVideo sues Dell

By Derek Sooman

On August 17, 2005, 1:38 PM

InterVideo, the company behind WinDVD is suing Dell on the ground that the company has infringed one of its patents. As from Monday, a formal complaint with the US District Court of Northern California has been filed against Dell, concerning patent 6,765,788, which details a "method and apparatus for integrating personal computer and electronic device functions". This refers to a way of incorporating the controls for a consumer electronics device into a computer, like a set of play/pause, fast forward and rewind buttons on the front of a laptop that control a computer’s DVD drive.

InterVideo maintains Dell incorporated such functionality into one or more of its products, and did so knowing that the technique was owned by a third-party. Last year, InterVideo alleged Acer had infringed the same patent - it said it had "resolved those cases to its satisfaction".
InterVideo said it has asked the court to ban Dell from making, importing, marketing and selling devices which infringe on the patent. It also wants the court to order Dell to cough up its legal costs along with unspecified "enhanced damages".

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  1. August 17, 2005 3:15 PM
    smtkr said:
    How do you get a patent for that? USPTO is retarded. I think that I could get a patent for a hole that expands when waste needs to be released and contracts when you are holding it in. Imagine, I could collect royalties from 300 million assholes in the USA.
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  2. August 17, 2005 5:30 PM
    Phantasm66 said:
    the whole patent thing is starting to get a bit silly, actually.
    Reply

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