Category: Netflix
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Netflix now has exclusive merger talks with Warner Bros. Discovery despite Trump-aligned Paramount having raised antitrust concerns
Given the current wave of patent enforcement actions against video streamers, including Nokia v. Warner Bros. Discovery, we exceptionally share some thoughts on a proposed streaming merger with upstream implications for the video patent licensing market.
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After disclosure of CBI to litigation funder, patent holder’s U.S. lawyer must reimburse Netflix legal fees: Northern District of California
Counsel Netflix is being represented by a Baker Botts team: Rachael Lamkin, Lauren Dreyer, Kira Gill, Jennifer Berger, Linus Nemiroff, Thomas Carter, and Ariel House.
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Netflix aspires to become Broadcom’s Vietnam, amends second U.S. countersuit with two more patents
Not only has Netflix been defending against Broadcom’s cross-jurisdictional patent assertions for more than five years, but it’s now stepping up its retaliation.
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Netflix ramps up pressure on Broadcom, files second countersuit in Northern District of California
This second suit, like its first, also asserts former HP network and virtualization patents.
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An attempt to “distract” from its own infringement and “harass”: Broadcom seeks to dismiss Netflix countersuit in Northern District of California
The motion to dismiss Netflix’s counter-efforts comes a week after the company failed to be granted a motion seeking to relate that same countersuit to a case Broadcom initiated in the Eastern District of Texas (and which was stayed in 2022).
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Patently confirms Nokia’s milestone of 7K patent families declared essential to 5G standard
Beyond its 5G contributions, Nokia has also declared well over 1,700 patent families essential to earlier generations, further demonstrating its long-standing impact on mobile communications, Patently has found.
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After almost 5 years of being sued by Broadcom, Netflix files U.S. countersuit over former HP virtualization patents: UPC filings to follow?
Context: In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadcom (Avago) started to sue Netflix over video streaming patents (March 14, 2020 Variety article). Para. 20 of the complaint (PDF) alleges that Broadcom’s business of selling “semiconductor chips used in the set top boxes that enable traditional cable television services” was substantially and irreparably harmed…