Sony Sue Red Digital Cinema For 7 Patent Infringements:

[Rehan K]

Just as I predicted before, Sony was going to counter sue ..


http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/show-highend/


On April 5, 2013, Sony Corporation (“Sony”) sued Red Digital Cinema (“Red”) for infringing 7 of Sony’s patents in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Sony believes that the Red ONE, EPIC and SCARLET cameras, various digital still and motion camera modules, and various accessories such as the REDMOTE infringe our patents. Sony is seeking both money damages and an injunction to stop the continued sale of Red’s infringing products. Sony makes significant investments into the research & development of technology related to the cinema camera industry and intends to protect those investments against companies that infringe our patents.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Already discussed here: http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?97758-Sony-s-lawsuits-against-RED

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[Wayne Morellini]

He, he. This is usually the tactic in the high tech industry, bank up patents so if anybody sues you. you can negotiate. like the cold war, nobody really wants to pull the trigger and tens of millions of fillers legal fees, years in court and hundreds of millions of settlements, and sales injunctions. Not about power or licensing, unfortunately, but threat.

 

[Rochard Hughes]

This is not shocking as ti was predictable and every now and then you hear some company suing other company over patent infringement. great post to read

 

[Milano Questa]

The case was settled in july afaik

 

[Wayne Morellini]

What was the result? I understand it might even be possible in such cases to seize equipment violating such patents and crush them.

 

[BRANDON JAMESON]

In July 2013, both parties filed jointly for dismissal, and as of July 20, 2013, the case is closed.

 

[Wayne Morellini]

Thanks Brandon. What happened to the Red sues Sony case?