Friday, June 13, 2008
MPEG LA LLC, a body set up to administer access to MPEG patents, has announced that several consumer electronics companies have filed separate patent enforcement actions in District Court Dusseldorf, Germany against Comag Handels AG of Germany.
Comag offers entertainment electronics products and, according to MPEG LA, is offering products, such as digital set-top boxes, which use MPEG-2 methods without having entered into licenses with the individual patent holders or a portfolio license that includes these patents offered by MPEG LA.
Included among the plaintiffs are: CIF Licensing LLC; GE Technology Development Inc.; Mitsubishi Denki KK; Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV; Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Sony Corp.; Thomson Licensing SA and Victor Company of Japan Ltd. (JVC).
The suit seeks monetary damages and an injunction prohibiting Comag from using MPEG-2 patents in its products and from offering, marketing or importing them, according to MPEG LA.
By: DocMemory
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