" Movielink Is Accused of Patent Infringement
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April 11, 2003|Alex Pham
A Connecticut software company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Movielink, a Santa Monica online movie distributor owned by five movie studios.
In the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware, USA Video Technology Corp. contends that Movielink's system for delivering films via the Internet infringed its patent for a video distribution method. A Movielink spokeswoman declined to comment.
Owned by MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal and Warner Bros., Movielink offers rentals of downloadable feature film "
Judge Dismisses Suit Brought by USA Video
A federal judge has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit that a Connecticut software company brought against Movielink, an online movie distributor launched by five Hollywood studios.
U.S. District Judge Kent A. Jordan in Delaware ruled Friday that Movielink did not violate USA Video Interactive Corp.'s patent on the rapid transmission of video over the Internet.
USA Video had sought damages and an injunction that could have shut down Movielink, which is owned by Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures, Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros., General Electric Co.'s Universal Pictures, Sony Corp.'s Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
USA Video President Edwin Molina said in a statement that the company was still mulling over its next move. He also said the court did not invalidate USA Video's patent, so "other companies providing video-on-demand products and services may still be liable for infringing."
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http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/02/business/fi-rup2.3
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Movielink operates a movie download service which finally makes a patent win in this case against a USA Video Technology Corp which had file a patent lawsuit in 2003.
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